Jack Johnson In London 1910-1919

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Jack Johnson in London.

Travelling shots taken from rear of moving vehicle of open car driving through streets of London. The African-American man in the rear passenger seat is heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. The car seems to be in the Charing Cross / Leicester Square area. Young...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
69204
Sort Number:
ON 250 H
Time in/Out:
01:41:15:00 / 01:42:45:00
Canister:
ON 250 H
Film ID:
2360.16
Issue Date:
1910 - 1919

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