Sullivan-Kilrain fight. The last round--victor and vanquished / Geo. Barker, photographer. – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Sullivan-Kilrain fight. The last round--victor and vanquished / Geo. Barker, photographer.
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The Sullivan-Kilrain bout pitted heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in Richburg, Mississippi, in July 1889. It ran 75 rounds under London Prize Ring rules and is often called the last heavyweight championship bare-knuckle fight. This stereograph, issued around 1889 by Niagara Falls photographer George Barker, is titled "The last round--victor and vanquished," which frames the pair as winner and loser at the close. Barker was better known for scenic views of the falls, so a prizefight card shows how stereo views also captured the sporting news of the day.
| Created / published | Niagara Falls, New York : Geo. Barker, c1889. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stereographs 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 26950U1 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Boxing--1880-1890. Sports spectators--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,178 × 1,500 px · prints to 11 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-169800 |
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