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WALKING MATCH, CLAPHAM & BRIXTON BATHS, FERNDALE RD, BRIXTON

WALKING MATCH, CLAPHAM & BRIXTON BATHS, FERNDALE RD, BRIXTON

An advertising leaflet for a 'Great Pedestrian Feat' between Fritz Kapernick of the German Imperial Guards and Charles Bloom of the Scotch Fusilier Guards for a prize of £200. The contest was to be held at the Clapham & Brixton Baths in Ferndale Road, Brixton, with the added attraction that 'both soldiers will run in full uniform and carry rifle and knapsack'. From Cuttings Files dated 27th December 1881.
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Collection:Cuttings Files
Image type:Print
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Ref:12101
Identifier:Cuttings 537
Date:1881

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