<I>Robinson-Turpin 1</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 12, 1951
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Sugar Ray Robinson, American, 1921 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Randy Turpin, British, 1928 - 1966
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: 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.
label: Description
content: A motion picture film of the first fight between Sugar Ray Robinson and Randy Turpin. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
title: label: Title
content: 16mm motion picture film of Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randy Turpin 1
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Film
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.29.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 17 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 600 Feet