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Glenn Cunningham Beaten AKA Indoor Athletics… 1939
Description
Madison Square Garden, New York in the United States of America.
Full titles read: "GLENN CUNNINGHAM BEATEN "
L/S's of the one thousand yard run in progress, John Borrican sets a very fast pace from World record holder Cunningham. Although he challenges Borrican strongly he cannot...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 14231
- Sort Number:
- 39/027
- Time in/Out:
- 01:38:09:00 / 01:39:07:00
- Canister:
- 39/27
- Film ID:
- 1005.38
- Issue Date:
- 03/04/1939
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