Created by:

The Big Fights Inc., American, founded ca. 1961  Search this

Don King Productions, American  Search this

Subject of:

Larry Holmes, American, born 1949  Search this

Ken Norton, American, born 1943  Search this

Owned by:

D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this

Medium:

acetate film

Dimensions:

Duration: 18 Minutes

Length (Film): 650 Feet

Type:

sound films

color films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place filmed:

Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

Date:

June 9, 1978

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 first fight between Larry Holmes and Ken Norton. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Film  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.55.30.1a

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

DC Public Library Film Collection

Classification:

Time-based Media - Moving Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5033c46d5-d63f-4678-87f7-b81d72068898

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.30.1a