Name/Title
Photograph, CabinetEntry/Object ID
1950.126.0072Description
"Me & Him" boxers, wt 435 against 110 pounds, ht 5'4" against 7'2".
Update 2009: Sepia studio portrait. Mounted on tan matboard with scalloped edges. Image of two men posed facing each other with boxing gloves in a mock fight. Man on left is very tall and skinny. Man on right is short and fat. Painted backdrop behind. Standing on grass mat (?).
Printed in dark green ink: "Howie, 227 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit."
Printed on back in purple ink: "Me and Him, Fred Howe and Geo. Moore. [Fred Howe] Age 21 weight 435 height 5 ft 4 [Geo Moore] Age 21 weight 110 height 7 ft 2 Both born in Kentucky."
Mounted on acidic matboard. Back of mat yellowed and stained. Mat bent horizontally across top-emulsion and mat front cracked. Lower edges of mat yellowed and badly stained-staining extends into lower right of image. Lower left corner missing; other corners damaged. Image surface badly scratched and soiled.Collection
Photograph Collection