- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Jack Dempsey vs. Cowboy Luttrell Boxing Match
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1940-07-01
- Subject:
- Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Boxing--Georgia--Atlanta
Boxers (Sports)--Florida
Boxers (Sports)--New York (State)--New York
Athletes--Florida
Athletes--New York (State)--New York
Fighting--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports and recreation facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983
Luttrell, Clarence P., ?-1980
Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the boxing match between heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey (back to the camera) and professional wrestler Cowboy Luttrell at Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta Georgia.
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey fought under the name Jack Dempsy after a middleweight boxer Jack Nonpareil Dempsey. Dempsey held the World Heavyweight boxing title from 1919-1926. He was also known as the "Manassa Mauler," after his hometown of Manassa Colorado. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.96.13
ahc082096013a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/180
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
