Photograph of two boxers in the ring during a bout at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland on September 6, 1935. The boxer at left is Barney Ross; the boxer at right is Baby Joe Gans (also known as Gerald Slaughter). Ross won the match by knockout. Image note: The name “Barney Ross” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Photograph of two boxers standing in the ring, facing one another, at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland on September 6, 1935. They are surrounded by a small group of unidentified men. The boxer at left is Barney Ross; the boxer at right is Baby Joe Gans (also known as Gerald Slaughter). Ross won the match with Gans by knockout. Image note: The name “Barney Ross” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.
Two boxers in shorts face each other in an outdoor boxing ring. One man is throwing a punch at the other, while another man stands outside the ring wearing a military uniform. Canvas tents and trees can be seen in the background. Likely part of the Citizens’ Military Training Camp at Vancouver Barracks (negative 13 of 24). Original sleeve title: “Vancouver Barracks.”
Photograph of two unidentified boxers standing with several unidentified men in an open-air boxing ring. Spectators are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at Vaughn Street Park in Portland, Oregon, on July 4, 1929, during a boxing match between Maxie Rosenbloom of New York (possibly the boxer on the right) and Joe Anderson of Kentucky (possibly the boxer on the left). Rosenbloom won the match.
Photograph of two unidentified boxers standing with several unidentified men in an open-air boxing ring. Spectators are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at Vaughn Street Park in Portland, Oregon, on July 4, 1929, during a boxing match between Maxie Rosenbloom of New York (possibly the boxer on the right) and Joe Anderson of Kentucky (possibly the boxer on the left). Rosenbloom won the match.
Photograph of two unidentified boxers during a match in an open-air ring surrounded by spectators. The photograph may have been taken at Vaughn Street Park in Portland, Oregon, on July 4, 1929, during a match between Maxie Rosenbloom of New York (possibly the boxer on the left) and Joe Anderson of Kentucky. Rosenbloom won the match.
Photograph of an unidentified boxer, possibly Maxie Rosenbloom of New York, sitting in one corner of an open-air boxing ring. An unidentified man is standing next to him, and another unidentified man is standing just outside the ropes. Spectators are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at Vaughn Street Park in Portland, Oregon, on July 4, 1929, during a boxing match between Rosenbloom and Joe Anderson of Kentucky. Rosenbloom won the match.
Photograph of a photograph. The picture is a composite created from a print of image No. 375A0745. That image shows two unidentified workers, a man and a woman, boxing at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. In the composite shown here, the background has been removed and the man’s face has been replaced with the head of a different man, Albina Engine treasurer H. W. Erren, from another photograph. Erren’s face may have been cut from a reversed print of image No. 375A0748. Image note: The number 251 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.
A group poses after a boxing match held at the Valley Migrant League's open house event in Eola Village, located in Yamhill County, Oregon. Pictured left to right in the back row are: Ramiro Olivarez, Jose Rios (Program Aide for the Valley Migrant League), Harold Lewis (State Representative for Yamhill County), Wayne Blake (winner of the boxing match who holds up both arms in the air), and Dr. Kenneth Holmes (Chairman of the Linfield College Human Relations Committee). Note on the back of the print reads, "John Smith photo." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 29, 1966.
Six photos show scenes of life at Camp Tyee, including camp members boxing and chopping wood. Photos also show camp members and personnel posing in various interiors at the camp.
Amateur boxer LaNeil Lee (center) during a March of Dimes charity show in Portland, at the Woodmen of the World Hall (719 S.E. Alder Street). He wears boxing shorts while standing between drill team members Leona Burdick (left) and Amoy Morse, each wearing silk shirts and boxing gloves. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 8, 1953 (negative 1 of 5).
Two unidentified amateur boxers during a March of Dimes charity show in Portland, at the Woodmen of the World Hall (719 S.E. Alder Street). They both wear boxing shorts and gloves while facing toward one another. Embroidered on the shorts of the boxer on the right is “Ramblers JCC.” A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 8, 1953 (negative 2 of 5).
Two unidentified amateur boxers during a March of Dimes charity show in Portland, at the Woodmen of the World Hall (719 S.E. Alder Street). One man is slumped on the ground while another standing boxer holds him from behind. Both are wearing boxing shorts and gloves. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 8, 1953 (negative 4 of 5).
Close-up portrait of a smiling man with no shirt. He may be a boxer. The name “Ralph Bufford” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Photograph showing two unidentified workers, a man and a woman, boxing at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing each other, and both are wearing boxing gloves. The number 238 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” Also see image Nos. 375A0735, 375A0749, and 375A0755.
Photograph showing two unidentified workers, a man and a woman, boxing at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing each other, and both are wearing boxing gloves. The woman is striking the man in the face, and both are smiling. The number 237 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” Also see image Nos. 375A0745 and 375A0749.
Photograph showing two unidentified workers, a man and a woman, boxing at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Both are wearing boxing gloves, and the woman is striking the man in the face. The number 239 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” See related image Nos. 375A0745 and 375A0755.
Welders La Von Schweitzer and Mary O. Miller stand facing one another wearing boxing gloves, at Albina Engine and Machine Works in Portland. Featherweight champion Joey Dolan coaches the pair, while Sid Rovang, Anne Green, and Lucile Brasesco look on (negative 1 of 1).