Museum object · photographic postcards
Photographic postcard of Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries clinching
1910
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photographic postcard of the "Fight of the Century" between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries. In this photo, the pair are standing chest to chest with interlocking arms.
- Catalog date
- 1910
- Recorded places
- Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Athletes; Boxing; Photography; Race relations; Sports
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2010.36.1.2
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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