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Title
Boxer Wally Hall playing his tuba, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
January 23, 1936
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Wally's boxing gloves hang on the wall as he practices with his tuba and a sheet of music.
Blond-haired, short-statured Walter Haliwell, known as "Wally Hally", seemed an unlikely boxer, but with the help of coach Jerry Pelton has proved remarkably successful, and has received trepidation but ultimately love and support from his minister father in his choice of career.
Photograph appears with the article, "Wally Hally Heading for Boxing Heights," Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan 1936: A10.
Handwritten on negative: Walley Halley
Text from negative sleeve: 3325 - Wally Hally w/family (see 1/19/36 article) Box Fighter - ("Alhambra's Blond Bomber" "The Salvation Army Kid" local amateur turned pro) [stamped:] Jan 23 1936
Text from newspaper caption: Here's how Hally improves his wind.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12302
ark:/21198/zz002h8b59
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Boxers (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Tubas
Halliwell, Walter, 1916-1963
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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