Wembley - Athletic Indoors 1963

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Wembley, London.

GV. Elevated, the indoor track at Wembley. CU. Starter holding pistol up and fires. LV. Runners start the men's 60 yard dash, pan with the athletes. The winner, contestant No 5, R. M. Frith of UK, breaks the tape. Fritz Obersiedrasse of West Germany comes second. Frith's time...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54425
Sort Number:
63/034
Time in/Out:
01:14:01:00 / 01:15:45:00
Canister:
63/34
Film ID:
1758.10
Issue Date:
25/04/1963

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