Box On 1926

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Full title reads: "BOX ON! Heeney-Madden fight in downpour of rain which drove spectators to shelter".

Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland).

M/S of an outdoor boxing ring surrounded by a large crowd. As two boxers - Tom Heeney and Bartley Madden - slug it out, the crowd...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26048
Sort Number:
G 1320
Time in/Out:
01:20:06:00 / 01:21:17:00
Canister:
G 1320
Film ID:
544.05
Issue Date:
16/08/1926

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