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Wimbledon Tennis 1950-1959
Description
Unissued / unused material.
Colour item.
Wimbledon tennis tournament, London.
Various shots of people arriving at the tennis courts. Various views of the courts. Various shots spectators watching tennis match. Various shots of games in progress.
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:40:53:00 / 01:42:44:00
- Canister:
- UN 3180 E
- Film ID:
- 2760.17
- Issue Date:
- 1950 - 1959
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This clip currently has a date range of 1950-59.
However there's a shot of some scoreboards at 00:39 - from the four players' names mentioned there I can confirm that this is the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.