Pugilist, Ephreim McGee, sitting in a room - Chicago Daily News, Inc.

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Title: Pugilist, Ephreim McGee, sitting in a room Description: Half-length portrait of boxer Ephreim McGee sitting in front of a dark colored background in a room in Chicago, Illinois. He is not wearing a shirt. Text on the image reads: Ephreim McGee... White Hope. Great White Hope was a mantle given to White boxers who fought a Black champion. Date Depicted: 1912 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-009693, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 112730 Max Pixels - Width: 453 Max Pixels - Height: 640 Help improve this content