Letter from Beatrice Kerr to Marjorie Richardson, 1906 [manuscript]. [1906]

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Letter from Beatrice Kerr to Marjorie Richardson, 1906 [manuscript]. [1906]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277161206

Handwritten letter and envelope addressed from Blackpool, England. Discusses her experiences in England and mentions breaking the mile record, performing in exhibitions, and challenging her rival Annette Kellermann.

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Libraries Australia

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Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975.

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Swimmer, vaudeville performer, actor, lecturer on health, fitness and beauty, and author. Sydney born Annette Kellermann swam as a child to strengthen her weak, bowed legs, later becoming famous in Australia and overseas for her marathon swimming, diving and underwater swimming performances. She is credited with starting what is now known as synchronised swimming. In the early 1900's she was arrested for 'indecent exposure' in Boston for wearing her one-piece bathing suit. Kellerman wrote Swimmi...

Richardson, Marjorie

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Kerr, Beatrice (Beatrice Maude), 1887-1971.

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Swimmer, diver and entertainer born in 1887. Grew up in Melbourne, and consolidated her career in England between 1906 and 1911. From the description of Letter from Beatrice Kerr to Marjorie Richardson, 1906 [manuscript]. [1906] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277161206 ...