English Girl Athletes 1921

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Item title reads - English girl athletes "sweep the board" at 1st International Women's Athletic Meeting. Paris, France.

The girls set off in a sprint race, M/S as one of them crosses the finish line. M/S as a British competitor poses. Another woman throws the javelin. M/S of a woman posing...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22583
Sort Number:
G 0821
Time in/Out:
01:33:57:00 / 01:34:46:00
Canister:
G 821
Film ID:
246.31
Issue Date:
03/11/1921

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