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PCS11.0

FILES

PCS11.0.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

PCS11.0

Description

"The largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling bout in Roanoke gave what many regard as the greatest boxing champion that ever lived, Jack Dempsey, a tremendous ovation as he crawled through the ropes to referee the Dan O'Connor-'Father' Lumpkin bout at the City auditorium last night."

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

6/19/1936

Contributor

Bob Stauffer

Format

postcard

Type

Still Image

Identifier

PCS11.0

Citation

“PCS11.0,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 24, 2025, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/PCS11.0.