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Lot # 1074: Early 1900s Jack Johnson "Unusual Portrait" Type I Glass Plate Negative by Dana Studio

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Steel17",
which ran from 2/15/2017 10:00 AM to
3/17/2017 9:00 PM



This unusual portrait is a glass plate negative of Jack Johnson, first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World. Measures 4x6", edge is missing emulsion around the border but overall VG-EX. From Dana Studios, the "Charles Conlon" of boxing photography, these 5x7" to 7x9" treasures represent the greatest find of its kind.

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