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| Description: | Two young men stand for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The men are shirtless, and wear trousers and boots. They are posing as if they we... |
| Date: | 01 20 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a cartooned Laird cornered in a boxing ring with... |
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| Description: | A before and after depiction, perhaps a collage, where the "before" is a man wearing boxing gear, including a helmet and a jockstrap, and the "after" is a ... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, and Kid Broad outside having a conversation. Burke has on athletic wear, bloomers and a sweater. This picture may have been... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "1ST ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "2ND ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "3RD ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An aunt, Mary, finds two boys, Johnny and Joe, fighting. One boy is an obvious loser. The text below reads: "Mary. Why, Johnny, what have you been doing?... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | A boxing referee raises the gloved hand of Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) to mark him the winner of the bout by knockout in this scene still f... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | The boxer Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) carries his unconscious boxing opponent in his arms as the referee and various trainers gather around... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Actor John Gilbert and boxer/author Jim Tully shake hands. Each is smiling and wearing a boxing glove on one hand. This publicity still may be a reference ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Democracy (played by Douglas Fairbanks) punches Prussianism (Bull Montana) on the jaw in a promotional still from "Sic 'Em, Sam" a short silent film made f... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Billy Sullivan (right) boxes a larger man in "Fighting Mad," perhaps one of "Leather Pushers" series of Universal films made in 1923 and 1924. Billy Sulliv... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Billy Sullivan (right) has knocked his opponent to the mat in "Fighting Mad," perhaps one of the "Leather Pushers" series of Universal films made in 1923 ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | The boxer Tom Harper (played by Frank Mayo) is in his corner between rounds with his corner men. Behind them is lively crowd of male spectators in a scene ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | The boxer Tom Harper (played by Frank Mayo at left) has a tense meeting with his opponent Slick Morrisey (Al Kaufman) before their fight. They are flanked ... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Robert Ryan, as Lefty O'Doyle, is seen boxing against a man in a white martial arts uniform. Ryan has hit the man who is falling backwards. Japanese men in... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two European American boys posed fighting, holding up their right fists as if punching. They are both wea... |
| Date: | 12 14 1946 |
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| Description: | Menu, mounted on board, for a dinner of the Gridiron Club. Features a background menu image (by Clifford Berryman?) of a victorious elephant in boxing shor... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Lobby card for the film "The Ice Flood." The main image shows a man standing over another man in a makeshift boxing ring with a crowd all around them. The ... |
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