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Rueben Charles "Rube" Warnes (1875-1961), Great Britain middleweight boxer (75kg) with Lynn Amateur Boxing Club ("ABC"). Rube won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London. [1] He went onto win five Amateur Boxing Association of England ("ABA") National titles (1899, 1901, 1903) with Lynn ABC and one each with Gainsford ABC (1907) and Surrey Commercial Docks ABC (1910). [2] Rube, along with other boxers from the ABA, competed at Madison Square Garden, May 19-20, 1911. [3] There is an additional LOC photo of Rube Warnes on Flickr here.

Thanks for the great links, Pixel Wrangler. We'll fill in his name the next time we update this record. The additional photo you cite shows the group of boxers and has a great link to a NYTimes archived article.

Taken same day and same place:

Hi there I am the great great Grandson of Rube Warnes, Im trying to gather as much information as possible about him, is there anything else you could tell me? Or where I could find out. Regards George

Keeping the tradition alive, Anthony Ogogo, Great Britain middleweight boxer (75kg) with the Triple A Amateur Boxing Club, Lowestoft, won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. [1]

The Prince of Wales, in the sailor cap, is of course the future Edward VIII. He later abdicated and married Wallis Simpson. Probably the youngster peeping out behind his mother is the future George V, the present Queen's father. The Festival of Empire was a huge trade fair, as can bee seen by the size of the buildings on the skyline of this picture. It was held at the relocated Crystal Palace which eventually burned down in 1936, The first trade fair in 1851 had been a huge success. Edit: Oops I meant George Vi (blush)

The youngster peeping out isn't George V (who isn't the present Queen's father, that was George VI); George V is the King present at the fair. The one behind Queen Mary is Princess Mary, the future Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood.

The festival opened May 12, 1911 the prince would have been 1 month from turning 17.

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Matthew Tearle, American agent of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union of Great Britain. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E2DB1331E233A...

Marvellous picture !

Bet he was a real barrel of laughs, looks like he's in a stupor...whether that was brought on by a solid or liquid lunch I'm not sure. The face of a fat grumpy and confused Schnauzer. It also looks like he wore earrings in private.

Gosh, that's an angry face.

that looks like me in an earlier life!