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Beautiful animal, but sadly, in captivity.

One can see his ribs and hip bones too clearly - he is either elderly with an eating problem or not fed well. Wouldn't surprise me if this was one deeply depressed animal.

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I hope that this is an archival shot and not one just done in an old technique. I really hate to think that there are zoos around which would still house animals in this manner. This old boy looks decidedly depressed.

This photo would make an excellent addition to the Encyclopedia of Life. Please consider adding it to the EOL Images group. EOL needs images for all 1.8 million known species, so you are also invited to share any of your other good photos, too.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kirk (In case you're curious, like I was ;) )

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spelling? tow-time .... winner??

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Social Documentary Photography & events, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

I like the way this scene is observed by the photographer. He is an outsider and obviously keeps his distance but the distance is physical, not emotional. What also fascinates me, is the backdrop of floating letters on the stage truck 'canvas'.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Directions, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

I love the little kid playing nearby, unaware that these women were scorned by society.

What I find interesting is how looking at this photo, if you were not given the context, you might think it has been taken last week. Unlike most of the photos from this era, there clothes are more like what we where today. Leather Jacket, jeans, even the 'girls' outfit is reminiscent of somethig I could or have seen girls whearing today.

Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_KO_Sweeney

He's so tiny!

This has to be a fairly early photo of Sweeney. Through most of his career he fought as a middleweight, usually at just over 160 lb. He was fighting as early as August 19, 1911, when he was 16 years old. Here's his bout list page at BoxRec. As is recorded there, by the middle of 1912 he was already over 130 lb., so this photo was most likelyly taken early that year or late in 1911. An excerpt from his obituary is quoted on this page. Both there and at BoxRec, the spelling of his real name is given as John Kraynack, rather than the "Kraynak" currently featured on his Wikipedia page. Odds are it's Wikipedia that's got it wrong.

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