Jack Johnson, heavyweight boxer. Portrait of John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (1878-1946), with his wife Etta, by Elmer Chickering

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Jack Johnson, heavyweight boxer. Portrait of John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer, who became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). This photograph, taken by Elmer Chickering , shows him with his wife, Etta. Image digitally restored and retouched

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Size: 3558px × 5112px
Location: LOC Prints and Photographs: John Arthur "Jack" Johnson and his wife, Etta
Photo credit: © IanDagnall Computing / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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