Gunboat Smith 1910-1920

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Description

The American boxer Edward 'Gunboat' Smith. Location unknown.

Then shot of Smith with a few other people sitting up in horse-drawn vehicle; driver in foreground holding reins.

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
74797
Sort Number:
ON 187 D
Time in/Out:
01:26:38:00 / 01:27:03:00
Canister:
ON 187 D
Film ID:
2324.21
Issue Date:
1910 - 1920

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