A.A Championships AKA A.A.A. Championships 1936

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Item title reads - A.A.A (Amateur Athletics Association) Championships International Meeting at White City.

White City, London.

Various shots as men compete in the high jump. L/S of crowds watching. M/S of a sprinting race, C/U of the winner. M/S of a hurdle race, one man takes the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
13052
Sort Number:
36/056
Time in/Out:
01:34:07:00 / 01:35:58:00
Canister:
36/56
Film ID:
887.15
Issue Date:
13/07/1936

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