New York - Badminton Fever 1938

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New York, United States of America.

Various shots of Ken Davidson and Hugh Forgey playing badminton on an indoor court at the New York Hippodrome. The game has apparently only just become popular in America. A sedate group of people sit on rows of chairs and watch.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15906
Sort Number:
38/003
Time in/Out:
01:06:38:00 / 01:07:19:00
Canister:
38/3
Film ID:
951.12
Issue Date:
10/01/1938

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