Image / Boxer Jimmy McLarnin and his wife, Lillian, play cards, Beverly Hills, 1936

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Title: Boxer Jimmy McLarnin and his wife, Lillian, play cards, Beverly Hills, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa February 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
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Boxer Jimmy McLarnin and his wife, Lillian, play cards in their Beverly Hills home. There is a fireplace visible behind them and a plant hanging to the left. McLarnin was featured in the LA Times as he was training to make a comeback in the world of boxing by fighting Tony Canzoneri.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Jimmy McLarnin Training for Comeback Fight Against Canzoneri in March: Little Irishman Has Everything but Title: 'Baby Face' and His Manager Can Look Back on Hardships With a Smile Now," 2 Feb. 1936: A12.
Handwritten on negative: Mr + Mrs Jimmie [sic] McLarnin
Text from negative sleeve: 3558- Jimmie [sic] McLarnin + Wife. [Stamped:] Feb 7 1936
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_12627
ark:/21198/zz002hmp3k
Subject: Card games--California--Beverly Hills
Boxers (Sports)--California--Beverly Hills
McLarnin, Lillian Grace Cupit, 1914-1985
McLarnin, Jimmy, 1907-2004
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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