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Parks, Frank (1885-1945), boxer and Olympian
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Bronze laurel wreath plaque: Frank Parks
PBC/2/4 · Item · 7 Nov 1946
Part of Polytechnic Boxing Club
Heavy metal laurel wreath plaque dedicated to Frank Parks by the Polytechnic Boxing Club as a token of admiration by his many friends for his high example and untiring effort for the welfare of this club for 52 years. The Polytechnic Magazine of December 1946 reports on the unveiling of the plaque by Neil Hogg in the Club Room. Money was raised by Poly members following Frank's death in May 1945.
Photograph of [Frank] Parks
Photograph of [Frank] Parks
PBC/4/3 · Item · nd [c1900]
Part of Polytechnic Boxing Club
Mounted photograph of a man in a suit sitting by a table with boxing gloves and trophies. The mount has been signed on the front in pen 'Yours truly, F. Parks Poly B.C. [Boxing Club]'.
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PBC/5/7 · Item · [1921]
Part of Polytechnic Boxing Club
Portraits of members of the Boxing Club cut out of black paper and glued to a white backing card, signed underneath by the member represented. Twenty head and shoulder portraits, signed: B [marple], Sidney P Crane, FG [Nicholson], Harry J Mitchell, Alf J Roots Capt Poly BC 1920-21, MC Cramer, Charlie Marsh, Charly Isaac, W Ben Bowley, Frank Parks, H [Mansergh], FG Jupps, [Capt H Boots], Jimmy Sharp, Pat O Hanrahan, Frank Edwards, Jack Seers, Sam Witts, C Simpson, SF Labdoh.. Several of the images are embossed 'Handrup, Oxford St'. In the centre in a full-length silhouette of a figure in boxing kit, signed 'Ronald Rawson, Olympic Heavywt [Heavyweight] Champion 1920' and annotated in the corner 'HANDRUP 'Bunty' 1921'.