Black and white press photograph of American tennis player Art Larsen during the quarter finals of the Australian Singles Championships, 1950.

Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
24 Nov 1950
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Black and white photograph with a thin white border and caption. Image is of American tennis player Art Larsen wearing a white shirt and shorts. Larsen is pictured crouched down racing towards the right of the image with a racquet in his right hand, outstretched.Two men can be seen seated behind Larsen at the edge of the court, with a crowd of spectators behind the fence.

The caption at the base of the photograph reads, "AMERICAN NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPION,ART [sic] LARSEN, / GOES DOWN FOR A LOW SHOT FROM AUSTRALIAN JOHN BROMWICH / DURING THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SINGLES CHAMPION- / SHIPS AT WHITE CITY LAST THURSDAY. LARSEN WON 8-6,6-3,5-7,6-4/. / 24/11/50".
Museum
Australian Sports Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 257 W: 204 D: 0.01mm (H: 10 1/8 W: 8 1/16")
Media/Materials
Paper
Date Used
24 Nov 1950
Place Used
Sydney, New South Wales
Location
In storage
Registration No
N2010.32.16
Credit Line
Kindly donated by Robert Dooley of Tweed Heads, NSW

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