The Tennis Robot 1938

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Description

Titles read: "THE TENNIS ROBOT".

Location of events unknown - probably United States of America.

Various shots of a new tennis ball throwing machine that serves tennis balls to a brunette girl in shorts on a tennis court.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40186
Sort Number:
PT 410
Time in/Out:
01:52:35:00 / 01:53:25:00
Canister:
PT 410
Film ID:
1162.26
Issue Date:
31/01/1938

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