Gege Gravante kneels over the ropes during a fight against Roy Johnson, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: Gege Gravante kneels over the ropes during a fight against Roy Johnson, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created: March 24, 1936
Date: 1936-03-24
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This photograph is related to the article, “GRAVANTE VICTOR IN WILD SCRAP: JOHNSON ON LOSING END Low Blows Halt Fight Twice Throng of 9000 Thrilled by Spectacular Bout; Irwin Knocks Out Clayton,” Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 1936: A9
At center, fighter Lewis "Gege" Gravante kneels over the ropes during a boxing match with Roy Johnson. Gege Gravante faces the camera. His knees hit the mat and the front of his body hangs over the ropes. Behind and to the right of him, referee Nyland stands between Gravante and Roy Johnson. Referee Nyland stands with his back to camera. Nyland partially obscures fighter Roy Johnson, who faces camera and stands to the left of him.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Gege Gravante on floor, Referee Nyland & Roy Johnson taken Tuesday night March 24/36
Text from negative sleeve: 4565—Gege Gravante, Roy Johnson, Referee Nyland Taken ar Olympic and March/24/36 Fist Fight. [stamped:] APR 1- 1936

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Gravante, Lewis Gege, 1914-1992
Johnson, Roy, b. 1914 or 15
Location: Downtown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Longitude: 34.034114
Latitude: -118.267917
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Boxers (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Referees
Boxing--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13759
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j7707
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