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Title: 1930s - Jeffries Barn
Contributor: (Photographer)
Contributing Institution: Burbank Public Library
Collection: Around Burbank: Businesses, Homes, and Streets
Rights Information: Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description: Photo of barn owned by boxer James Jeffries. According to the Los Angeles Times, Jeffries hosted popular boxing matches at the barn on Thursday nights through the 1930s and 1940s, attracting celebrities such as Cary Grant, Mae West, and Al Jolson. In 1955, two years after Jeffries' death, the barn was relocated to Knott's Berry Farm. "Jeffries Barn, Victory and Buena Vista"--back of photo. Photo has a Burbank Public Library stamp.
Type: Image
Format: nonprojected graphic
8 x 10 b&w print
Identifier: islandora:980
local: cco00973
Subject: Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Barns--Jeffries, James J.--Boxing--1930s
Relation: Burbank Public Library

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