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Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

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Title: Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: November 17, 1937
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 Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against wrestler/football player Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Nagurski injured Detton's left arm during the match and eventually emerged victorious, thus retaining his World Heavyweight title.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Wrestlin [sic]: Bronco [sic] Nagurski vs. Dean Detton
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Bronco Nagurski vs. Dean Detton
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1387_16066-02
ark:/21198/zz0025gkw3
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Sports
Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Wrestlers--California--Los Angeles
Detton, Dean Henry, 1908-1958
Nagurski, Bronko, 1908-1990
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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