Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Patterson, Floyd, American, 1935 - 2006
Ingemar Johansson, Swedish, 1932 - 2009
Owned by
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
Date
June 20, 1960
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration: 17 Minutes
Length (Film): 600 Feet
Caption
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description
A motion picture film of the second fight between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound.
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place filmed
Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Athletes
Boxing
Film
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.55.28.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c0aa33a-74dc-4229-b331-9432153f6c4c

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