Jack Dempsey Posing with a Boy
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Jack Dempsey Posing with a Boy
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Description
Heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey shaking hands with eight year old William Dempsey Meyers, who was named after the former champion. They appear to be standing outside Union Station. The boy was the nephew of Capt. William M. Meyers of the Westport police station. The photo published on the front page of the November 15, 1931, Kansas City Journal Post.
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Barcode
10015685
P530-412
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Item Type
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Date(s)
1931-11-15
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Subject (local)
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Digital Collection(s)
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| Related Item |
Related Item
Zeldin Collection of Journal-Post Glass Negatives (P29)
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| Note(s) |
Note(s)
Dempsey was in Kansas City for a November 18, 1931, exhibition fight at the Convention Hall.
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Shelf Locator
P29, Box 18, Folder 31, #12 (print)
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| Electronic Locator |
Electronic Locator
CD64
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| Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
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