London Daily Mirror photograph of boxer Carpentier wearing a ring robe in a corner in a boxing ring before a bout

SDN-062012

Title: London Daily Mirror photograph of boxer Carpentier wearing a ring robe in a corner in a boxing ring before a bout Description: Image of a London Daily Mirror photograph of Frenchman, Georges Carpentier, heavyweight champion of Europe wearing a ring robe, standing in a corner in a boxing ring before a bout in London against pugilist Joe Beckett, heavyweight champion of Great Britain. An unidentified man is standing on the ring apron outside the ring ropes. Men wearing tuxedos are sitting ringside in the background. Carpentier won the fight with a knock out. Early in 1920 Carpentier came to the United States to fight some bouts. Date Depicted: 1919 December 4 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Copyright - United States Credit Line: SDN-062012, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 114503 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 398 Help improve this content