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Emil Klank - Peter Rooney (back head hold - a sure fall) – Antique Wall Art

Emil Klank - Peter Rooney (back head hold - a sure fall), n/a — historic photograph
Emil Klank - Peter Rooney (back head hold - a sure fall), n/a. Historic photograph from the Bain News Service collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Emil Klank - Peter Rooney (back head hold - a sure fall), a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Emil Klank - Peter Rooney (back head hold - a sure fall)

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Two wrestlers, Emil Klank and Peter Rooney, are shown in a back head hold, the kind of grip the caption describes as a sure fall.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch three loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan4,166 × 5,760 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-12290

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