Sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt.

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1909 B/W MONTAGE Imperial Russian family, the Romanov Dynasty Czar Nicholas II plays tennis w/ relatives while having holidays in the Gulf of Finland (summer 1909, 1910 or 1911), WS of tennis court, two ladies watch the game, vs of men in uniform play tennis w/ the Tsar, woman (wife Alexandra Feodorovna ?) also plays tennis.

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