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English: First known photograph of Tennis in Germany, taken at Bad Homburg in 1876.
Note on top reads: “The first Lawn Tennis at Homburg. 1876. Game introduced by Sir Robert Anstruther“.
Note on bottom reads: “This side of Net L. A.W. Anstruther. R. Mr. Johnstone. At Net-posts. R. The Kur-Director. Beyond Net. L. Miss Johnstone. R. Sir Robert Anstruther“
Deutsch: Erste bekannte Photographie von Tennis in Deutschland, entstanden 1876 in Bad Homburg.
Die Notiz am oberen Rand lautet: “The first Lawn Tennis at Homburg. 1876. Game introduced by Sir Robert Anstruther“. („Das erste Lawn Tennis in Homburg. 1876. Spiel eingeführt von Sir Robert Anstruther“)
Notiz am unteren Rand: “This side of Net L. A.W. Anstruther. R. Mr. Johnstone. At Net-posts. R. The Kur-Director. Beyond Net. L. Miss Johnstone. R. Sir Robert Anstruther“ („Diese Seite des Netzes L. A.W. Anstruther. R. Mr. Johnstone. An den Netzpfosten. R. Der Kurdirektor. Hinter dem Netz. L. Frau Johnstone. R. Sir Robert Anstruther“)
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Source Gillmeister: Kulturgeschichte des Tennis. Willhelm Fink Verlag, München 1990. Original in possession of Stadtarchiv Gotisches Haus, Tannenwaldweg 102, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Author unknown. Arthur Wellesley Anstruther (1864–1938), the son of Robert Anstruther, possibly made the notes.
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