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The Gran Premio Pirelli: the 1949 final

LevelPhotographic shoot
Definition of the object Positives (79)
Author Mattinzoli, Arturo Patellani, Federico Agenzia Foto Sport Eduardo Perrucci
Period08 October 1949 - 12 October 1949
General description of the subjectFinal of the first Gran Premio Pirelli on 9 October 1949: the event was won by Loretto Petrucci, followed by Giuseppe Minardi and Giorgio Albani. The photos show various moments of the race: the operations carried at La Gazzetta dello Sport the day before the race (licences checked, numbers withdrawn, seal-clamping, distribution of the tubular tyres), the procession going through Milan, various stages of the race and the prize-giving ceremony for the winner.
Technical data B/W gelatin silver bromide/paper 1 Positive - 18 x 13 cm - 64 Positives - 12 x 18 cm - 4 Positives - 19 x 24 cm - 5 Positives - 19 x 23 cm -
People Ciolli, Marcello Bernasconi Binda, Alfredo Rodoni, Adriano Pozzo, Arturo Petrucci, Loretto
Categories SportCycling racesPirelli Amateur Grand Prix
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