White City Athletics AKA Whitsun Playtime 1964

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London.

GV White City Stadium for Athletics event. CU Starter. GV Men starting for the 220 yards Inter County Championships final and running towards camera. GV Pan the 220 in progress, they come into the final straight with No 20 Steane furthest from camera breaking the tape to win. CU RS...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54444
Sort Number:
64/042
Time in/Out:
01:36:04:00 / 01:37:53:00
Canister:
64/42
Film ID:
1759.14
Issue Date:
21/05/1964

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  • "Steane" is Dick Steane.

    John Bolter should read John Boulter.

    "A Meakin" is Alf Meakin.

    jamied 16th Aug 2012
  • The "Bolter" name needs changing 3 times in text and tags,

    jamied 16th Aug 2012

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