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Wrestler and football player Bronko Nagurski having his thigh measured before a wrestling match at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, August 11, 1937

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Title: Wrestler and football player Bronko Nagurski having his thigh measured before a wrestling match at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, August 11, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: August 11, 1937
1937-08-11
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Wrestler and Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski getting his thigh measured before his wrestling match against Vincent Lopez at Wrigley Field. Nagurski won the match in front of 20,000 fans to defend his title as world heavyweight champion
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Nagurski, Bronko; Lopez, Vincent
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Bronko Nagurski
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0025gd7v
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Sports
Wrestlers--California--Los Angeles
Measuring--California--Los Angeles
Football players--California--Los Angeles
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Nagurski, Bronko, 1908-1990
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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