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Lot # 602: Johnson-Jeffries Mounted Commercial Photograph

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "November 2010 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2010 12:00 AM to
12/17/2010 9:00 PM



The Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries bout was dubbed "The Fight of the Century". This particular photo is by Dana from that event and entitled "At The Ringside Johnson-Jeffries Contest, Reno July 4, 1910". This fabulous piece enclosed in a black 14.5x19.5" frame was sold in stores in the New England area as it is now (1910). The picture contains a who’s who of the boxing world including Tommy Burns, John L. Sullivan, Tom Sharkey, Bill Lang Frank Gotch, Hugh McIntosh, Billy Jordan, Jimmy Coffroth and more.

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