Athletics: Records Set Here and Abroad

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2655
Date Released
9 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fangio Wins German Grand Prix
  2. 2Duke Gives Cowes Royal Beginning
  3. 3Athletics: Records Set Here and Abroad
  4. 4Big Three Prepare to Defend Suez Rights
  5. *Caterham Centenarian Rides Again

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Two coloured US soldiers run 100 metres in 10.1 seconds, beating twenty year old record. White City Great Britain beat Czechoslovakia in international match.
Keywords
Sport; Ethnic groups
Locations
Berlin
Library number
24944
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Production Documents

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
info@screenocean.com
Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX
Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
Series held
View all series held by Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 100 times.