i like this alot.. not for the fight per se but for that time women werent taken seriously, and money opportunities were limited. so for them to be able to having matches like this is amazing and cool
Wow...I am flabbergasted to see woman were boxing as far back as then. I absolutely love it and love that I learn something new on this page every time. Thank you!
Looks like great sportswomenship to me! Love these old photos Jolene Martin Dailey Yes I purposely wrote as above because they are women. I know it is to a recognized word, but sportsmanship just did not fit the picture! :D I have to log off and rest. I am trying to catch up a let all my friends know I care.
These historical photos have generated quite the buzz!
This collection of historical photos has got people talking. These photos - either because of the subject and/or the story - have generated a lot of comments among the community. What do you have to s...
19th and 20th century photos of people who participated in the sport of boxing - also called pugilism.
Modern boxing is supervised by a referee. There are usually 8 to 12 rounds in a professional match, consisting of one to three minute intervals with a one minute rest period in between. Also known as ...
Historic and vintage photographs contained in the United States Library of Congress.
The U.S. Library of Congress is the oldest and largest library in the United States, second in the world only to The British Library. Established on April 24th, 1800 the Library of Congress includes ...
World War 1, the Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Easter Rising in Ireland . . . the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Spanish flu killed well over 20 million people world wide ...
Baseball, basketball, boxing, soccer, football, hockey, golf, gymnastics, rugby, swimming, track, tennis...photos of people playing sports over the past century and a half.
No, we don't have photos of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC but since the invention of photography, sports activities have been popular subjects for photographers. Just look at the popularity of bas...
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