- Item
- 1927
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
ca. 1927. Dempsey-Tunney fight picture at Liberty Theater, 906-08 Pacific Avenue. Boxing aficionados of all ages flocked to the Liberty Theater to watch the controversial Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney championship rematch originally occurring at Soldier Field in Chicago on September 22, 1927. Tunney had decisively beaten the former heavyweight champ just a short year before. For 25 cents, Tacoma fans could watch the "fight pictures" and be part of the roaring crowd. G53.1-134, TPL-8234, BU-13436
Liberty Theater (Tacoma); Theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930;