Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler 1934

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Titles read: "NOW OUR SPECIAL SECTION for the Ladies - Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler".

Location of events unknown - somewhere in England.

Various shots of Miss Webb, an Olympic hurdler, in training at a sports ground. She poses in her tracksuit and Olympic sports jacket...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51872
Sort Number:
PSP 834
Time in/Out:
01:41:30:00 / 01:42:40:00
Canister:
PSP 834
Film ID:
1626.24
Issue Date:
29/03/1934

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  • "Miss Webb" referred to here is Violet Webb.

    jamied 30th Jul 2012

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