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Bennett sisters [boxing] (LOC)

Bennett sisters [boxing] (LOC) by The Library of Congress.
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Bennett sisters [boxing]

[between 1910 and 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11055

Call Number: LC-B2- 2469-7 

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acerminaro  Pro User  says:

Did you know that women's boxing was a demonstration sport at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis? Here is link to photo of a women's boxing match in 1904 from the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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swanq says:

A vaudeville act. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/298 9424855/ for a picture of them wrestling.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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