Head Tennis 1968

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No title - Head tennis tournament for charity. Leeds, Yorkshire.

Interior L/S showing two Leeds footballers John Giles and Jim Lumsden heading ball backwards and forwards to each other towards the net. Ball goes over the net into the court of Manchester City represented by Mike Doyle and Neil...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57033
Sort Number:
68/102
Time in/Out:
01:11:49:00 / 01:12:48:00
Canister:
68/102
Film ID:
2087.08
Issue Date:
19/12/1968

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