Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Kid Francis (Francesco Buonaugurio), was born in Naples. His boxing career took place from 1922 to 1936. He was murdered in Auschwitz in 1943. Kid Francis training during a stay in Los Angeles. Text from negative sleeve: Francis, Kid. Boxer. Text from negative sleeve insert: Europe’s bantam to battle Young Nationalista. Kid Francis, who sports the 118-pound title of all Europe and Young Nationalista, the hard-hitting Filipino will meet in the Olympic ring, Los Angeles, Nov. 17th, in an engagement that has all the earmarks of a warm battle. Francis is a newcomer here, but he is rated as one of the leading contenders for the banty crown by the New York Boxing Commission. Photo shows Kid Francis in a boxing pose. (LA FM 14) 11/26/28
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4761 ark:/21198/zz002ctnsg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Boxers (Sports)--California--Los Angeles Francis, Kid, 1907-1943
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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