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Billy Gibson, H.Y. Steffen, Theo. Hardeen, Leonard Hicks, Willie Ritchie, Emil Thiry [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
Bain News Service
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photo shows Willie Richie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen) who was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. In 1914 he sailed to London to face British lightweight champion Freddie Welsh. Also in photograph is Hungarian magician Theodore Hardeen, the brother of Harry Houdini. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

#Boxing #Photography #Magician #Hats #Formal #WillieRichie #TheodoreHardeen #BoxingChampion #BainNewsService #FormalEvent #Photograph #Houdini #Theo #s #glassnegatives #news #Hardeen #Ritchie
https://www.loc.gov/item/2014697506/

LoC Appreciation Society Jan 2

Willie Ritchie 1914 July 30 (date created or published later by Bain)
Bain News Service
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photograph shows Willie Ritchie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen) (1891-1975), who was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. In 1914 he sailed to London to face British lightweight champion Freddie Welsh. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

#WillieRitchie #Boxing #Photograph #Ship #fashion #BoxingChampion #Dog #London #glassnegatives #news #photography #Ritchie
https://www.loc.gov/item/2014696845/

LoC Appreciation Society Jan 1

Willie Ritchie reading cable of acceptance to Steffen & Thiry [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
Bain News Service
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photo shows Willie Richie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen) who was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. In 1914 he sailed to London to face British lightweight champion Freddie Welsh. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Freddie Welsh was a Welsh World boxing champion. The lightweight boxer was born in Pontypridd, Wales, nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard". Brought up in a tough mining community, Welsh left a working-class background to make a name for himself in America. He turned professional as a boxer in Philadelphia in 1905, and spent the best part of his career fighting in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Welsh

Willie Ritchie, was the World lightweight champion from 1912 to 1914. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Ritchie

#WillieRitchie #boxing #photography #acceptance #cable #BoxingChampion #SteffenThiry #HistoricalPhotograph #portrait #glassnegatives #news #FreddieWelsh #GerhardtAnthonySteffen #Ritchie #Willie
https://www.loc.gov/item/2014696332/

LoC Appreciation Society Jan 1

Willie Ritchie -- Mrs. L. Hicks 1914 June 11 (date created or published later by Bain)
Bain News Service
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photo shows Willie Richie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen) who was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. In 1914 he sailed to London to face British lightweight champion Freddie Welsh. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

#WillieRitchie #BoxingChampion #MrsLHicks #FreddieWelsh #Photograph #Boxing #London #glassnegatives #news #photography #Hicks #Willie
https://www.loc.gov/item/2014696327/