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Wally Butterworth interviews Tony "Two Ton" Galento from the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, January 28, 1939

1939-01-28 ‧ 26 x 21 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Episode number 275, Barbizon Plaza Hotel, January 28 1939. Tony "Two Ton" Galento was a heavyweight boxer and had won a fight against Jorge Brescia a few days earlier.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
1939-01-28
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:New York
Geographical subject – Settlement:New York City
Topical subjects: Galento, Tony, 1910-1979
Butterworth, Wally, 1901-1974
Boxers (Sports)
Radio broadcasting
Interviews
Crowds
Vox pop (Radio program)
Genre:Photographs
ArchivesUM location:Vox Pop Collection
  • series 4
  • box 1
  • folder 7
  • accession 1996-18
Repository:Library of American Broadcasting
Browse terms:Broadcasting, Communications
Sports, Recreation
Copyright holder:unknown
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