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Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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George Westerman photographs

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Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"

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Title
Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"
Names
Bryant (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
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George Westerman photographs

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1929 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SCP 186080
Topics
Black people -- Panama (Panama) -- Canal Zone
Journalists -- Panama (Panama)
West Indians
Boxers (Sports) -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- 1920-1939
Bernard, Oscar
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Inscription reads "To my friend Geo. Westerman from Bud 9/27/29"
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 13 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22816695
MSS Unit ID: 186080
Archives EAD ID: 3372308
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b43dfeb0-c616-012f-732f-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1929: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8c8-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8c8-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1929). Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8c8-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

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Oscar Bernard, featherweight boxer, known as the "Panama Cannonball"