Black and white press photograph of tennis player Gertrude Moran during Wimbledon, c.1950.
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
Circa 1950
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph with a thin white border and caption. Image is of tennis player Gertrude Moran wearing a white shirt and shorts. Moran is holding a racquet in her right hand and is moving forwards to the left side of the photograph, with her right arm stretched forward to hit a tennis ball (seen at the top of the image). Several spectators can be seen in the background.
The caption at the base of the photograph reads, "THE LONG REACH AND POWERFUL DRIVE IN / THIS PICTURE BELONG [sic] TO GERTRUDE "GORGEOUS / GUSSIE" MORAN, WHOSE TENNIS ENSEMBLES / CREATE A STIR AT CONSERVATIVE WIMBLEDON / WHENEVER SHE PLAYS IN ENGLAND."
The caption at the base of the photograph reads, "THE LONG REACH AND POWERFUL DRIVE IN / THIS PICTURE BELONG [sic] TO GERTRUDE "GORGEOUS / GUSSIE" MORAN, WHOSE TENNIS ENSEMBLES / CREATE A STIR AT CONSERVATIVE WIMBLEDON / WHENEVER SHE PLAYS IN ENGLAND."
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Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 256 W: 204 D: 0.01mm (H: 10 1/16 W: 8 1/16")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
Circa 1950
Location
In storage
Registration No
N2010.32.14
Credit Line
Kindly donated by Robert Dooley of Tweed Heads, NSW
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