Tennis Championship 1946

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Full title reads: "TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP".

Bournemouth, Dorset.

Tennis championships finals at Bournemouth.

Several shots of the tennis match between Britain's Derek Barton and Australian Jack Harper. Harper wins the match.

A boy ball fetchers watching game and eating...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40514
Sort Number:
46/037
Time in/Out:
01:04:12:00 / 01:05:28:00
Canister:
46/37
Film ID:
1153.04
Issue Date:
09/05/1946

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