Strong Collection (#54)

Leopard (Panthera pardus) Female yawning. Savuti Channal, Linyanti area. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

Leopard (Panthera pardus) Male lying next to termite mound. Mombo area, Chiefs Island. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983). American boxer. Photographed in training camp, May 1919

Jake Kilrain of Baltimore (right) bets one-thousand dollars on himself against John L
SULLIVAN VS. KILRAIN, 1889. Jake Kilrain of Baltimore (right) bets one-thousand dollars on himself against John L. Sullivan to win their fight 8 July 1889, Sullivans last bare-knuckle fight

Lightweight Leach Cross
AMERICAN BOXER, c1910. Lightweight Leach Cross (1886-1957), c1910

German professional strong man. A view of Sandows back
EUGENE SANDOW (1867-1925). German professional strong man. A view of Sandows back

FIELDING YOST (1871-1946). American athletics administrator. Yost (left), as athletic director of the University of Michigan, with football captain Thomas Austin and coach Harry Kipke

German heavyweight boxer. When world champion in 1930
MAX SCHMELING (1905-2005). German heavyweight boxer. When world champion in 1930

American wrestler. Line engraving, 1893
WILLIAM MULDOON (1852-1933). American wrestler. Line engraving, 1893

American heavyweight pugilist. Photographed c1885
JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1858-1918). American heavyweight pugilist. Photographed c1885

JESSE OWENS (1913-1980). American athlete. Photographed at the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936, at the start of the 200 meter sprint final, which he won, setting an Olympic record

Thomas Molineaux, one of Americas first black boxers, featured on a detail from Lord Byrons screen
BOXING: THOMAS MOLINEAUX. Thomas Molineaux, one of Americas first black boxers, featured on a detail from Lord Byrons screen

Description of a Boxing Match : etching, 1812, by Thomas Rowlandson
BOXING MATCH, 1812. Description of a Boxing Match : etching, 1812, by Thomas Rowlandson

American heavyweight pugilist. In training camp at Pompton Lakes, New York, 4 June 1938
JOE LOUIS (1914-1981). American heavyweight pugilist. In training camp at Pompton Lakes, New York, 4 June 1938, with his trainer Jack Blackburn

American heavyweight pugilist. Lithograph, 1887
JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1858-1918). American heavyweight pugilist. Lithograph, 1887

English newspaper advertisement for Argosy Braces, 1883
ADVERTISEMENT: SUSPENDERS. English newspaper advertisement for Argosy Braces, 1883

British Empire champion Charlie Mitchell wearing his champion belt, c1883
ENGLISH BOXER, c1883. British Empire champion Charlie Mitchell wearing his champion belt, c1883

English newspaper advertisement, 1898
CUTICURA AD, 1898. English newspaper advertisement, 1898

American boxer. Oil over a photograph, 1910
JACK JOHNSON (1878-1946). American boxer. Oil over a photograph, 1910

HENRY ARMSTRONG (1912-1988). American boxer. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937

American pugilist. Photographed in 1926
GENE TUNNEY (1898-1978). American pugilist. Photographed in 1926

JAKE KILRAIN (1859-1937). American pugilist

American boxer. Photographed in 1910
JACK JOHNSON (1878-1946). American boxer. Photographed in 1910

American football coach. When captain of the Notre Dame football team in 1913
KNUTE ROCKNE (1888-1931). American football coach. When captain of the Notre Dame football team in 1913

ENGLAND: SOCCER MATCH, 1976. Keith Coleman (right) of West Ham United tackles Brian Talbot of Ipswich Town during a soccer match, 16 October 1976

ROLF RœSSMANN (1950-2009). German soccer player. Photograph, c1977

JOE BONOMO (1901-1978). American bodybuilder

ROB RENSENBRINK (1947- ). Dutch soccer player. Photograph, c1975

BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS (1911-1956). NÔÇÜ e Mildred Ella Didrikson. American athlete
BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS (1911-1956). N© e Mildred Ella Didrikson. American athlete. In training as a boxer, warming up at Art McGoverns Gym in New York City, 1933

OLIVER KIRK (1884-1958). American gold medalist, bantamweight and featherweight boxer. Photographed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri

Japanese ring wrestlers. Wood engraving from an English newspaper
SUMO WRESTLING, 1853. Japanese ring wrestlers. Wood engraving from an English newspaper

American actor Earle Metcalfe (1889-1928) as a boxer in a silent film, 1920s
SILENT STILL: BOXER. American actor Earle Metcalfe (1889-1928) as a boxer in a silent film, 1920s

American heavyweight pugilist. Willard photographed shortly before his bout on 5 March 1916 against Frank Moran to
JESS WILLARD (1883-1968). American heavyweight pugilist. Willard photographed shortly before his bout on 5 March 1916 against Frank Moran to defend his world heavyweight championship title

American light-heavyweight prize fighter
ARCHIE MOORE (1913-1998). American light-heavyweight prize fighter

American boxer. With Tom Gibbons at their prizefight, 1923, at Shelby, Montana
JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983). American boxer. With Tom Gibbons at their prizefight, 1923, at Shelby, Montana

American doctor. Sheppard puts a headlock on trainer George Strickland during his wrestling career. Photographed 1969
SAMUEL HOLMES SHEPPARD (1923-1970). American doctor. Sheppard puts a headlock on trainer George Strickland during his wrestling career. Photographed 1969

JOE LOUIS (1914-1981). American heavyweight champion boxer. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941

Known as Bobby Dobbs. American boxer. Wood engraving, American, c1896
ROBERT DOBBS (1869-1930). Known as Bobby Dobbs. American boxer. Wood engraving, American, c1896

Jake Kilrain (left) and John L. Sullivan in the 75-round contest (8 July 1889) at Richburg, Mississippi
SULLIVAN & KILRAIN FIGHT. Jake Kilrain (left) and John L. Sullivan in the 75-round contest (8 July 1889) at Richburg, Mississippi

American wrestler. Wood engraving from the Police Gazette, 1893
EVAN STRANGLER LEWIS. American wrestler. Wood engraving from the Police Gazette, 1893

VINCE LOMBARDI (1913-1970). American football coach. As head coach of the Green Bay Packers, urging his players on as they practice on a blocking sled at the teams training camp in Green Bay

The football game between Yale and Princeton on 27 November 1879: contemporary colored engraving
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME, 1879. The football game between Yale and Princeton on 27 November 1879: contemporary colored engraving

Thomas Molineaux, one of the first black American boxers. Etching, 1812, by Richard Dighton
BOXING: THOMAS MOLINEAUX. Thomas Molineaux, one of the first black American boxers. Etching, 1812, by Richard Dighton

TOMMY BURNS (1881-1955). Canadian heavyweight boxer. Burns, left, photographed sparring, c1915

Estonian wrestler. Russian postcard, c1900
GEORG LURICH (1876-1920). Estonian wrestler. Russian postcard, c1900

Oil over a photograph, 1909
JACK JOHNSON (1878-1946). Oil over a photograph, 1909

Silent Film Still: Sports
SILENT FILM STILL: SPORTS. Margaret Quimby

JOHN HOLLINS (1946- ). English soccer player John Hollins of the Queens Park Rangers FC during a game against Birmingham City FC, 30 October 1976

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