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Jess Willard and Frank Richards, the "cast-iron" human, on the roof of the Los Angeles Athletic Club

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Title: Jess Willard and Frank Richards, the "cast-iron" human, on the roof of the Los Angeles Athletic Club
Creator: Los Angeles Athletic Club
Date Created and/or Issued: 1933
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: California Revealed from Huntington Library
Rights Information: Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Views of Jess Willard and some other young men wearing LAAC jerseys punching and pummeling Frank Richards, the "cast-iron" human, on a rooftop.
Type: moving image
Format: Copy
Sound
Black and White
16mm film
Extent: 1 Reel of 1
00:02:37
Identifier: csmha_000003
Language: English
Provenance: The Huntington Library
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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