Sport - Wimbledon Men's Singles Final 1953

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Wimbledon, London.

Men's Singles Final Tennis Match between Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) and Vic Seixas (USA).

SV Kurt Nielsen (on the left) and Vic Seixas entering court. SV Nielsen (nearest to camera). CU Seixas in play. He starts to run across. LV Seixas running to collect ball. He gets...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28599
Sort Number:
53/050
Time in/Out:
01:04:54:00 / 01:05:58:00
Canister:
53/50
Film ID:
102.03
Issue Date:
06/07/1953

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