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Title
Former professional boxer Billy Shannon, in San Rafael, California, circa 1910 [photograph]
Creator
unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1910
Publication Information
Marin County Free Library. Anne T. Kent California Room Collection
Contributing Institution
Marin County Free Library
Collection
Boxing - Billy Shannon's Villa, San Rafael, c.1895-1912
Rights Information
unknown
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Description
Pictured is Billy Shannon, a former amateur lightweight champion who later turned professional. He operated Billy Shannon's Villa, a saloon and training facility located on a triangular lot at the west end of Fourth Street, in San Rafael, California. He managed the combination restaurant-bar and training camp, which held a small ring featuring popular exhibition prizefights, from about 1906 to 1914.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print
Identifier
csrcl_257
259.001.034
ark:/13030/kt8j49r251
http://contentdm.marinlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17213coll1/id/12
Language
English
Subject
Boxers
Boxing
Saloons
Gymasiums
Shannon, Billy
San Rafael (Calif.)
Marin County (Calif.)
Relation
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0q2nc5z2/
http://contentdm.marinlibrary.org

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