Black and white press photograph of tennis player Frank Sedgman during the Davis Cup, c.1951
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
Circa 1951
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Brief Description
Black and white press photograph of tennis player Frank Sedgman during the Davis Cup, c.1951, with a thin white border and caption. Image is of tennis player Frank Sedgman wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, and holding a tennis racquet in his right hand. Sedgman is looking to his right whilst leaning forward, and a crowd of spectators is visible behind him.
The caption at the base of the photograph reads, "AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP STAR, FRANK SEDGMAN / PLAYS A BACKHAND VOLLEY AGAINST VLADIMIR / CERNIK (EGYPT) IN THE QUEENS CLUB TOUR- / NAMENT. SEDGMAN IS FORWARD TO WIN THIS YEARS WIMBLEDON."
The caption at the base of the photograph reads, "AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP STAR, FRANK SEDGMAN / PLAYS A BACKHAND VOLLEY AGAINST VLADIMIR / CERNIK (EGYPT) IN THE QUEENS CLUB TOUR- / NAMENT. SEDGMAN IS FORWARD TO WIN THIS YEARS WIMBLEDON."
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Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 256 W: 204 D: 0.01mm (H: 10 1/16 W: 8 1/16")
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Associated Event
Date Used
Circa 1951
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
N2010.32.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated by Robert Dooley of Tweed Heads, NSW
Subject Auto Tags
Tennis racket
Tennis player
Photograph
Tennis
Racket
Racquet sport
Sports equipment
Soft tennis
Ball game
Real tennis
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