Wimbledon Surprises 1950

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Wimbledon.

Crowd GV. Seixas v Hoad - (Seixas far end.) Crowd. Play. SV. Seixas in play. B.V. Hoad serving. SV. Seixas losing point. Crowd. GV. Centre court. SV. Rosewall in play (opponent not seen) CU. Drobny. Crowd. SV. Drobny in play (Opponent not seen) Crowd LV. Seixas v Hoad - Final set....

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
67599
Sort Number:
UN 2534 C
Time in/Out:
01:36:26:00 / 01:38:17:00
Canister:
UN 2534 C
Film ID:
2492.15
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