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Photograph of boxing match, Silver Peak (Nev.), September 4, 1939

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Date

1939-09-04

Description

Two men stand in the ring, ready to box while onlookers sit near. Max Baer, former World Heavyweight Champion, stands on the left ready to block a punch. "Big Ed" Murphy, a miner living in Silver Peak, stands on the right and throws a jab. Baer won in the first round by "Knock Out." See Image 0141 0033 pho023976.

Digital ID

pho024066

Physical Identifier

0141_0032
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Citation

pho024066. Minnie Perchetti Photograph Collection. PH-00141. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1377618n.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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4845 x 2973 pixels
8.075 x 4.955 inches
43,220,992 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff