The Way To Wimbledon - Record C 1954

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Continued. c. 1954

C/U hand of groundsman attending to grass on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Pull out to show groundsman instructing three other men to work the court with forks. Grass seed being sown onto court. Camera moves down from empty stand to show man using hazel brush to remove autumn...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93534
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:26:49:00 / 01:29:17:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3477.06
Issue Date:
1954

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1954 extra Museum Education rlx_wimbledon

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