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"Various Sporting and Social Occasions", c.1950 - c.1981

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 80/10/2

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs from a folder labelled "Various sporting and social occasions". Comprises photographs of: seven people and a guide dog stood in front of RGO Club shield, labelled "In clubhouse, donations of cheques to charities after club fete c.1981" RGO bonfire tableau "the Royal Greenwich Observatory prepares to study Venus", labelled "Herstmonceux Bonfire Carnival Float", undated (three copies of different sizes, one mounted on card); interior of clubhouse, showing people playing table tennis and pool and men at bar (three copies, one mounted on piece of MDF); two men playing table tennis, labelled "Peter Standen"; the same two men playing table tennis, labelled "Peter Standen"; another photograph of the same two men playing table tennis; a man playing table tennis, labelled "John Philcox (sone of Alan Philcox)"; a man playing table tennis - two copies, one labelled "Ken Long", the other labelled "K. Long 1969"; the same man playing table tennis, labelled "Ken Long"; a man playing table tennis, labelled "Alan Philcox"; a man playing table tennis, labelled "Keith Jarrett" (two copies); a man playing table tennis; composite image of three men playing table tennis, labelled "RGO A table tennis team 1968-69: A Philcox, K Long and K Jarrett"; RGO tableau/float 'Royal Greenwich Observatory born 1675 still going strong', possibly from Bonfire carnival, mounted on card; two tennis players with a man and woman stood on tennis court; tennis player being presented with trophy, with other tennis players stood behind; programme for RGO Club annual dinnner and dance, 25 Mar 1961, with enclosed photo of guests sitting at dinner table; four people dancing, labelled "Astronomer Royal - R. v. d. R. Woolley (right) and Harry Cook, c.1968"; four people on stage in a play or pantomime; a man and woman with a small girl, labelled "HSJ + Mrs Leaton?"; children sitting at dinner tables, with group of adults standing, labelled "in Castle dining room - early 1950s?"; write-up of RGO Club annual Christmas party with enclosed photographs: three photos of presentation of Spencer Jones Indoor Sports trophy, one of dancing in the ballroom, and two of the RGO Club swimming team with their trophies.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1950 - c.1981

Creator

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Extent

1 folder(s) : black and white photographs

Former / Other Reference

Formerly RGO 80/36

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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