Poster
Object number2017.61.1
Date1960-1969
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Frank Durso
DescriptionRectangular paperboard wrestling poster. Front is orange with central printed black photographic image of a shirtless wrestler Klondike Bill with arms outstretched. Front has black printed text describing wrestling match.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 14.063 × 22 × 0.063 in. (35.7 × 55.9 × 0.2 cm)InscriptionsFront has black printed text across top "WRESTLING SAT. MAR. 7", on the left side "AMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL GYM / The Bearded Ones / GATTONI / & / KLONDIKE BILL / VS / COWBOY WATTS / & / WHITE OWL", on the right side "SPONSORED BY / Ambridge Jr. Woman's Club / MASKED / DESTROYER / VS / HURRICANE / HUNT / FREEMAN VS DURSO / DEFAZIO VS ABBEY", and across bottom "ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD BY Members of the Ambridge Junior Woman's Club".
Historical NotesThis original wrestling poster advertises a wrestling match in the Pittsburgh-area. Frank Sciullo, known professionally as Frank “Slip Mahoney” Durso, was a notable “heel” in the professional wrestling circuit in the 1960s and 1970s. Besides wrestling in venues around the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states, he also appeared on the popular television program “Studio Wrestling” on Channel 11.
Previous owner
Frank Sciullo
Related person
Baron Gattoni
Related person
William Soloweyko
(1931 - 2000)
Related person
William F. Watts Jr.
(born 1939)
Related person
George Dahmer
(1935 - 2008)
Related person
Richard Beyer
(born 1930)
Related person
Bobby Hunt
Related person
Zoltan Friedman
(died 2001)
Related person
Johnny De Fazio
(born 1930)
Related person
Joseph P. Abbenante
(1931 - 1996)
Related institution
Ambridge Area High School
Related institution
Ambridge Junior Woman's Club
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