10 in HIGH x 8.125 in WIDE (25.40 cm HIGH x 20.64 cm WIDE)
Oakland Tribune Collection, Oakland Museum of California, gift of ANG Newspapers
2007.1.349
"camera shop / Wm Rogers studio / 4053 ADAMS AVE. T. 4939 / SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA" (stamped in green ink onto back); "#8" (handwritten in blue ink on back); "8" & ".../ 3 cols.../ 1 S & Tues 5 p 6 / #6900" (handwritten in pencil on back); "TRIB C JUN 1-1948" (stamped in purple ink onto caption affixed to back)
Black and white photograph of light heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore (center) with former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey (right) and Moore's boxing manager Lynn Plattner (left). Moore is wearing boxing gloves, shorts and shoes and has his left arm extended. Dempsey, wearing slacks and a white short sleeved collared shirt, is holding Moore's left arm. Plattner is wearing dark slacks and a long sleeved light colored shirt and is standing with his hands at his sides looking at the other two. They are standing on a grass lawn with a white wall and trees in the background. Caption affixed to back reads:
"Jack Dempsey (right) shows Archie Moore a few tricks of boxing. The chap at the left is Lynn Plattner, Moore's Western Manager. The picture was taken recently at Dempsey's home in Southern California. Moore meets Leonard Morrow in a 12-rounder here tomorrow night."
There are white cropping registration marks around the three figures and image sections have been highlighted for reproduction purposes.
Archie MooreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Moore (8/17/2007)Archie Moore whose birth name was Archibald Wright (December 13, 1913 _ December 9, 1998) was a light heavyweight world boxing champion. A native of Benoit, Mississippi, raised in St. Louis, Mo., he died four days short of his 85th (or 82nd) birthday, in his adopted home of San Diego, California. He was also a social figure, and a man who became involved in African American causes once his days as a fighter were finally over. His nickname was "The Old Mongoose." He holds the record for the most knockouts by any boxer, at 145. Jack DempseyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dempsey (9/4/2007)William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 _ May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926. Known as "The Manassa Mauler," Dempsey was a tremendous puncher famous for his exciting fights, many of which set financial and attendance records, and is generally regarded as the best boxer from the sport's beginnings until the Great Depression.
