Sujet

Photographic postcard of James J. Jeffries staggering away from Jack Johnson, 1910. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Fight of the Century between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries in Reno, Nevada. Jeffries can be seen in the background to be staggering away from Johnson. Two officials also stand in the ring. Their names are written in ink on their images. There postcard has been mailed and there is writing and a green one cent stamp on the reverse of the postcard. Jeffries is perhaps most famous for being United States "Great White Hope", since the nation expected him to come out of his retirement to beat the African-American boxer Jack Johnson. Johnson, the first Black American world heavyweight boxing champion, won the match and and retained the title.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_294

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

98,9Mo (2,3Mo) / 60,8cm x 40,8cm / 7179 x 4814 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male sport sports man men education country guy museum boxer fight boxing location century referee referees sportsmen sportsman African American African-American B&W afro-american pugilist boxing ring United States of America Smithsonian Institution black & white black and white B W Educational Institution 1910s 20th century boxing match heritage American America USA scientific institution photograph postcard united states Unknown Jack Jim Johnson Jeffries John Arthur Jack Johnson James J Jeffries James Jeffries James J World Heavyweight Championship cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC photographic postcards silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with card stock and adhesive John Arthur Johnson James J. Jeffries James J. Jim Jeffries