Pugilist, Jess Willard sitting in the corner of an indoor ring

SDN-060573I

Title: Pugilist, Jess Willard sitting in the corner of an indoor ring Description: Portrait of boxer Jess Willard sitting on a stool in the corner of a boxing ring in a room in Chicago, Illinois. He is resting his left arm on the lower rope. Signs posted in the background read: No Smoking, and Women...(followed by several lines of text out of focus). Date Depicted: 1916 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-060573I, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum CHM Catalog ID: 113399 Max Pixels - Width: 406 Max Pixels - Height: 500 Help improve this content