willieritchie
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- libraryofcongress
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- boxer
- boxing
- ritchie
- lightweight
- wolgast
- adolphwolgast
- adwolgast
- man
- boxers
- sanfrancisco
- california
- championship
- fight
- 1912
- dalycity
- pugilist
- hats
- emilthiery
- 1910s
- mcfarland
- packy
- packey
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The last upload was September 2011.
Billy Gibson, H.Y. Steffen, Theo. Hardeen, Leonard Hicks, Willie Ritchie, Emil Thiry (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2011
Willie Ritchie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2011
Willie Ritchie reading cable of acceptance to Steffen & Thiry (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2011
Willie Ritchie -- Mrs. L. Hicks (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2011
W. Ritchie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2010
W. Ritchie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2010
[Adolph] Wolgast falling, 16th round (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2008
Round 10 - Wolgast in a bad way (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2008
Wolgast fouls Ritchie 2nd time (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2008
McFarland [and] Ritchie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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McFarland [and] Ritchie (LOC)
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Harry Angstrom said:
Willie Ritchie has other LOC photos in this series. He fought Tommy McFarland in September 1911 according to this site: cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/ritchie.htm
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workable sidewalk said:
This is really strange because my grandmother, Grace McFarland, divorced and married again becoming Grace Ritchie.
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Art Siegel said:
This appears to be Packey (sometimes spelled Packy) McFarland. He did not fight Ritchie. Here is another Bain Collection photo of him from the same session:
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Jon (LOC P&P) said:
I believe you are correct artolog, it does look like Packy McFarland. I will ask for our records to be updated.
Willie Ritchie (LOC)
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trialsanderrors said:
Willie Ritchie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen, February 13, 1891 – March 24, 1975), was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. A repeat appearance, but this might be the best picture of him...
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Kilted Cowboy said:
it's amazing how many photos of celebrities are on the great liners. We never see photos of modern celebrities on airplanes :)
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lazygardens said:
Kilted Cowboy We see them in airports. AFAIK, the photographers would ride small boats out to meet the incoming liners, shoot the incoming notables from a passenger list they had bribed a clerk for, and stay aboard until the last moment on a departing liner, leaving on a small boat. Paparazzi of their day.
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Arden said:
trialsanderrors and Wystan: Thank you for the information on boxer Willie Ritchie and the date. lazygardens: Thank you for describing how the photographers took these ocean liner pictures of celebrities which are so frequent in the Bain collection.