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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
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1377618n
Details
Subject
Baer, Max, 1909-1959
Murphy, Big Ed, 1914-1965
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing
Men
Sports spectators
Sports officiating
Audiences
Place
Silver Peak
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
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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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
4845 x 2973 pixels
8.075 x 4.955 inches
43,220,992 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff