Photograph of Jack Johnson and Kid Cutler
date: label: Date
content: 1907
name: label: Distributed by
content: Culver Service, American
label: Subject of
content: Jack Johnson, American, 1878 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: Marty Cutler, American, 1889 - 1960
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a boxing match between Jack Johnson and Kid Cutler at Lauer’s Park ball field in Reading, Pennsylvania. The action shot shows the two sparring in an outdoor ring, dust rising from their feet. Johnson and Cutler are captured in profile, facing each other, their gloved hands entangled between them. Both wear boxing tights and singlets, Cutler’s in all black and Johnson in a white singlet, black tights, and a striped fabric sash at the waist. To the left are three men watching the fight from the field, all in dark suits and light hats. A fourth man, dressed in a black top hat and waist coat, appears to be walking at the right side of the image. The billboards and bleachers of the park, as well as the city buildings behind them, are visible in the far background.
label: Description
content: On the verso are two handwritten inscriptions in graphite, one faded to be mostly illegible and a second added in a stronger hand to read together [Johnson ? + Kid Cutler of Chicago]. There is also a stamp for “Sain News Service” and “Culver Service,” both of New York.
place: label: Place captured
content: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.96.2
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink and graphite
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (sheet): 5 1/8 × 7 in. (13 × 17.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (image): 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (12.1 × 17.1 cm)