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George (Knockout) Brown of Chicago (LOC)

George (Knockout) Brown of Chicago (LOC)

  • Joe said:
    George "KO" Brown was born George Contas in Sparta, Greece, in 1890. During his career as a middleweight boxer he fought over 100 bouts, mostly in the United States, but several in Australia. He was also known as Chicago "KO" Brown. It's a bit tricky to find information about him on the Internet, as a lightweight boxer named Valentine Brown (or Braun), who fought during the same period, was also often referred to in the sporting press as KO Brown or Knockout Brown, and the same nicknames were later applied to other boxers. George "KO" Brown does have a bout list at BoxRec. Among his opponents in the ring was Mike Gibbons, who is seen in this photo from the Bain collection.
  • Richard Norton said:
    I started a biography at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Knockout_Brown

Santa Fe RR freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Corwith yard, Chicago, Ill., Santa Fe R.R. trip (LOC)

  • photobuff65 said:
    So many AWESOME photos WOW! Thanx!
  • Stephanie Stout said:
    This is a 3160 class 2-8-2 which came in coal burning versions as shown here and as oil burners. Many of the coal burners were converted to burn Bunker C heavy fuel oil. In this rare color shot, notice that the lettering is flat aluminum, not white as commonly believed by some. This is a point of controversy among some Santa Fe railfans.