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Norton-Holmes Fight

June 9, 1978

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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. 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.

Catalog date
June 9, 1978
Recorded places
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Athletes; Film

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2017.55.30.1a

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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