prizefighter

1880-1890

There are two distinct pieces of information on the back of the photo; one is a penciled notation placed there by the appropriate person on the staff of the Oakland Tribune, and it reads "4- cols...

c1930

A posed photo showing Jack Dempsey, a premier prizefighter, and a woman a generation older. The woman may be the Dempsey's mother. The woman is wearing a dress; Dempsey is wearing a shirt and...

1900-1930

Two prizefighters, one of whom was featherweight Abe Attell, are pictured squaring off for a photo in a boxing ring, with their seconds or trainers standing behind them. Two men, one mustachioed...

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