Colonial Sports Meeting 1940-1949

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Lagos, Nigeria. 1949?

LS. Black athletes marching past at start of the Colonial Sports Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. LS. Athletes marching past. Mr Beresford Stooke, Chief Secretary of Colonial Sports. MS. Umpires seated at table, all black. LS. A 100 yards sprint won by black athlete Adeola with...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65284
Sort Number:
UN 2201 G
Time in/Out:
01:16:04:00 / 01:17:11:00
Canister:
UN 2201 G
Film ID:
2276.11
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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