His Home Town's Welcome 1932

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Full title reads: "Cardiff. His Home Town's Welcome. Lord Mayor and jubilant crowds greet handsome Jack Petersen - first Welshman to be Britain's heavy-weight Champion."

Cardiff, Wales.

Welsh boxer Jack Petersen and colleague displaying the Lonsdale belt he won in becoming Britain's...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4642
Sort Number:
32/057
Time in/Out:
01:44:00:00 / 01:44:35:00
Canister:
32/57
Film ID:
641.35
Issue Date:
18/07/1932

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