Boxer Sandy Manuel as Father Christmas

Made:: 1958-12-04

maker:: D H Sayle

Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix

A photograph from the Daily Herald Archive showing Nigerian boxer Sandy Manuel as Father Christmas with a small child holding a doll, 4 December 1958.

Sandy Manuel the Nigerian boxer acts as Santa Claus at the Commonwealth Exhibition and presents a doll to the 75,000 visitor, Deborah Connor of George Street, Liverpool, who also celebrated her 2nd birthday, 4 December 1958.

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Category:: Photographs

Object Number:: 1983-5236/19979

Materials:: emulsion and paper

type:: photograph

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Boxer Sandy Manuel as Father Christmas

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