Boxing Personalities: Walker, Billy, 1962-1971
Scope and Contents
Photographs of American heavyweight boxer Billy Walker. Most photographs show Walker in various boxing mathces. Some show photos of his face with blleding noses and swollen eyes. Few photographs show Walker with his wife Sue Coleopy, on their wedding day and with their baby daughter. Individuals identified all other boxers; Emil Svaricek, Sugar Ray Robinson, Johnny Prescott, Joe Bygraves, Jose Peyre, Joe Erskine, Jose Menno, Ray Petterson, Karl Mildenberger, Henry Cooper, Jack Bodell, Thad Spencer.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1971
Creator
- From the Collection: Christchurch Star (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 Envelopes (23 Photographic prints)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Envelope Arch 1072/2/2/10/419
Physical Location
ANZC Archives - Box Arch 1072/2/2/10/412-10/446
Physical Description
Black and white photos, all with typed captins on reverse.
Source
- Christchurch Star (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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