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| Title | Druxman Athletic Club interior with boxers training, Seattle 1939 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1939 |
| Caption | Between the late 1920s and World War II, Seattle boxing promoter Nate Druxman operated several downtown athletic clubs. This 1939 image, showing boxers, punching bags and scenic murals was probably taken in the Druxman Athletic Club at 2021 Second Avenue. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Druxman Gym.
Handwritten on sleeve: BOXING, Action, training.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 7, 1939.
Caption information source: Polk's Seattle City Directories, 1919 through 1951. |
| Subjects | Boxers (Sports)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Boxing--Washington (State)--Seattle; Gymnasiums--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.1192.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
