A.A.A. Great Britain Vs France 1953

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White City Stadium, London.

SV. British team parading before start of athletic match between Great Britain and France. GV. French and British athletics teams parading. LV. Crowd. SV. Start of 880 yards. Runners off. SV. Crowd. SV. Pan, Numbers 2, 4, 1 and 3. Brian Hewson is No 3. LV. Towards,...

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28697
Sort Number:
53/059
Time in/Out:
01:40:54:00 / 01:42:12:00
Canister:
53/59
Film ID:
110.19
Issue Date:
06/08/1953

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