Vintage Boxers in Action

A series of early 20th-century studio portraits featuring male boxers in classic fighting stances, showcasing their athletic build and determination.

Billy Adams ca. 1910-1915.

Exhibit Supply Company Picture Post Card, Jose Lombardo. This item is a picture post card used as an exhibit in the case of J. Frank Meyer, Trading as the Exhibit Supply Company v. Louis Hurwitz, Trading as United Postcard Supply Company. Issued by Exhibit Supply Company, this post card features Jose Lombardo..

Lewis Healy

Young boxer, Studio shot

Date: 1910-1915 - Boxer George Asch .

Bombardier Wells

Jim Esson

Billy Adams ca. 1910-1915.

Joe Edwards

Strongman , Circus performers. Leon Abdalian Collection

Boxer Jack Blackburn, 2/19/14 .

Sam Robideau

Frankie Burns

Alfred Lutze

Geo. One Round Davis

Tommy Murphy in boxing pose

Eugene Criqui - France. January 1, 1949. (Photo by Edwards).

Strongman , Circus performers. Leon Abdalian Collection

Geo. Asch

Male body builder flexing his muscles

Young Ahearn

Geo. Lurich

Kid Lewis

12/31/1929. Boxer Alf Brown.

1935 (CA.) The Spanish boxer known in boxing circles with the nicknames "El hammer pilón de Ibarra" and "Izzy Gaztañaga".

Sam McVey

Jack Blackburn, 2/19/14

Bud Anderson

Otto Flint

Moderne Plastik: Sprinter. Paul Wolff, photographer (German, 1887 - 1951) 1930-1940 Sculpture of a nude male figure, running. (Verso, print) upper left, pink pencil: "K crossed out"; upper right, pencil: "H-illeg";

Johnny Griffiths

Photograph by Ludwig Angerer showing Josef Petzval practicing fencing while pulling fingers around 1860-1865. Albumin paper print documenting fencing technique and portrait.

Jim Thorpe in runner's starting position, c. 1910. Photo is from Thorpe's Carlisle Indian School student file (BSLOC_2018_4_176)

Two young men wrestling

Luther McCarthy i.e., McCarty

Young boxer, Studio shot

Carl Morris

Young Bodybuilder Flexes Biceps c,1956

Amesoli, Patasoni 1000 Meter Runner. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Haskell Institute. 1887-9/18/1947. Photographs of School Life

Anefo photo collection. Luc Van Dam trains. July 30, 1946. Bussum

1931. A photograph of the boxer Primo Carnera.

Two young men wrestling

Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) as a body builder in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a pioneer in the industry, winning many awards and helping to promote its popularity with the general public. He went on to become an actor in action movies and the governor of California.

Sam Kramer

Regularly, to keep himself fit, Walker plays squash rackets, no game for a slothful person. April 12, 1950.

HEAVY WORKOUT (EV001291_H)

An Athlete. Date/Period: Ca. 1845. Print. Salt, from a calotype negative. Height: 173 mm (6.81 in); Width: 127 mm (5 in). Author: Dr. John Adamson.

Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) strong man and body builder, wearing wrestling leotard and leaning on column. Photo c. 1894

Mickey Miller goes through club exercises for his contest with Les Fitzerald at the Stadium tonight. It will be the first time for years Miller has fought in Sydney. August 24, 1942.

Historic photograph, strong man, circus artist, around 1915

Pulling himself up to his chin on the rafters other exercises complete the afternoon training.Afternoon's schedule of training ends with a series of chin-ups to the rafters and similar exercises. December 28, 1949. (Photo by E.H. Turnor).

Curly Nude Bodybuilder Balances with Rope c.1950

Packy McFarland (boxing).

E. Lamy, champion skater

Sailor Jack Photo by Mackenzie

James J. Corbett - training at Coopers gym with Kennedy 190-

Frank Moran

Abe Attell

African American boxer and world heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson in Sydney, Australia c. 1908

Exercising with free weights

Ad Wolgast & Battling Nelson. March 14, 1937. Apx. 1916

Slender Young Male Poses Pulling Rope c.1959

Photograph showing a man throwing a roller-shaped object, captured by Ottomar Anschütz on albumin paper in cabinet format in 1886, illustrating motion and physical activity.

Athlete working out with a punching bag (EV006016_H)

Colored poster by an anonymous artist depicting two ring fighters, created around 1900, showing a boxing or wrestling match.

Strength and Muscle c.1950

Nude Sailor Crouching on Barrel c.1961

Muscular Bodybuilder Plays with Monkey Outdoors c.1956

Sullivan, Pugilist, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Goodwin & Company The Goodwin Champions series of trading cards (N162), was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1888 to promote Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. The series of 50 cards depicts athletes in various disciplines. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards from the series.. Sullivan, Pugilist, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes 400484

'The art of boxing, the right under the chin', Aldershot, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co

Frank Hough, British boxer, 1938. Artist: Unknown

Athens (Greece), 04/10/1896. The American athlete Thomas Pelham Curtis poses next to his country's flag at the Olympic Games, where he will win the gold medal in the one hundred and ten meter hurdles.

Michel Fokine in the Ballet Daphnis et Chloe by Anonymous /Private Collection/1911/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Dave Strickland in his prime as a sprinter. He also played cricket and football with considerable success. April 29, 1953.

Joe Acton, Wrestler, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Goodwin & Company The Goodwin Champions series of trading cards (N162), was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1888 to promote Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. The series of 50 cards depicts athletes in various disciplines. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards from the series.. Joe Acton, Wrestler, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes 400488

The photograph shows a javelin thrower captured by Ottomar Anschütz in 1888. The print is a platinotype on cardboard in two orders.

cigarette card showing: Henry Robert 'Bobby' Pearce (1905 1976), an Australian sculler and gold medallist in the single sculls at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Dated 20th Century

1935 (CA.) The Spanish boxer known in boxing circles with the nicknames "El hammer pilón de Ibarra" and "Izzy Gaztañaga".

Weightlifters, historic photograph, around 1910

Sam Richards - chest expanded

Bennett sisters boxing

Herman Gassler

Sports. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

1916

Knockout Brown and sparring partner

Metres Yobil, middleright champion of the World for 7 years. March 31, 1952.

nude roman bodybuilder with raised sword c.1956

This is the third of a series of six photograph showing Bob's action as he kicks for goal.The ball is away and Bob is right off the ground. The kicking foot will follow through until it is up about the same level as his head. Some Australian critics called him a better goal-kicker than the great Maori fullback George Nepia. Others said he was as good as, if not better than, Daily messenger. May 31, 1948.

Vintage Photograph. Shirtless man swinging sledgehammer in front of solid studio background, Frame 3

Driscoll and Badge O'Brein

Classic Bodybuilder Pose Arms Akimbo c.1953

Historic photograph, wrestlers, around 1920

Nude Bodybuilder Lifting Bar c.1957

Vintage photograph. Athlete winding up to throw shot put.

Sledgehammer Tire Hits young muscular man workout at gym with hammer and tractor tire

Bob Sinn (right) looks on as Belgian Bantamweight Pierre Cossemyns weighs in for tonight's Stadium bout. September 20, 1954.

Two men dressed in white, wrestling, sequences. Photograph.

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