584
585
586
584
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(SPORTS—BASKETBALL.)
The New York Harlem Satellites.
Photographic
poster, 22 x 14 inches printed in blue on heavy cardboard stock.
Np , circa 1960’s
[300/400]
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(SPORTS—BOXING.) DIGHTON, ROBERT.
TOM MOLINEAUX.
Hand-
colored copper engraving 8
1
⁄
2
x 12
1
⁄
2
inches; paper very lightly and evenly toned; matted.
[London, circa 1812]
[500/750]
A classic image of the noted boxer. Born a slave on a Virginia plantation, Tom Molineaux
(1784–1818) fought fellow slaves while plantation owners wagered on the contests. After win-
ning one of these matches against a rival, Molineaux was granted his freedom and the sum of
$500. By 1809, he had traveled to New York and subsequently to England where he pursued
a title in London’s boxing rings. Two notorious fights with English champion Tom Cribb in
1810 and 1811 won him a place in boxing history. Molineaux is considered the second
notable African American boxer, preceded by his Virginia-born trainer, Bill Richmond.
586
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(SPORT.) JOHNSON, JACK.
Real Photo Post Card of Jess Willard, “the
Great White Hope” knocking out Jack Johnson.
Silver print post card, sepia tone,
slight curl.; ink notation on the reverse identifying the fight.
Havana, Cuba, 1915
[400/600]
