Manchester AKA Wooderson Breaks The 3/4… 1939

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Full titles read: "MANCHESTER"

L/S's of the running athlete Sidney Wooderson attempting to set new record for three quarters of a mile. Several shots of the race in progress at Fallowfield, Manchester in Lancashire. He wins the race comfortably and become the first man to run the distance...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
14323
Sort Number:
39/046
Time in/Out:
01:27:03:00 / 01:27:45:00
Canister:
39/46
Film ID:
1009.24
Issue Date:
08/06/1939

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