Vintage Boxers in Action

A series of early 20th-century studio portraits featuring male boxers in classic fighting stances, showcasing their athletic build and determination.

Billy Adams ca. 1910-1915.

Vintage Bodybuilder: Muscle Beach Posing c.1956

Historic photograph, discus thrower, around 1930

07/31/1912. A Vervet A Ochoa tie.

Colin Bell

Black and White (with Add Bates and Hy Boris): Dance by Red Dancers of the W.I.R.. 1933. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Bates, Add, Boris, Hy, Workers' International Relief

Joe Turner

Young Reclining Nude Pulls on Rope c.1952

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A full-length portrait of a man and boy as they model Utility underwear: 12 year old boy's wool and cotton vest (costing 5/8 and 2 coupons), wool and cotton trunks (costing 4/10 and 5 coupons) and wool and cotton socks (costing 2/7 and 1 coupon); man's interlock cotton vest (costing 2/3 and 4 coupons), interlock cotton short pants (costing 2/3 and 4 coupons) and wool socks (costing 2/7 and 2 coupons).

Bob Barry - Swimmer. March 04, 1951.

Young Blond Muscular Sailor Pulling Rope c.1950

Helen Wills Moody walking on to court at Wimbledon 1938, where she went on to win the womens singles title. During the 1920's and 1930's Moody won 31 major titles, including eight Wimbledon singles titles. Date: 1938

WEIGHT WATCHER

Anefo photo collection. Anniversary competitions ADZ Sportfondsenbad Oost. March 28, 1954

Roller skating

Illa Vincent

Man holding plastic disc

Card Number 79, Guillos, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-6), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the sixth subset, N145-6. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A small boxer stands besides a big boxer, featherweight against heavyweight, ca. 1940, 1940s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Nude Roman Soldier with Sword c.1950

Studio portrait of male wrestler

04/30/1918. Interesting A Pala challenge match. Today in the afternoon a great A pala challenge match will be played in the central fronton between the Notable Couples Quintana-Elorrio (1), from Euskalduna, from Bilbao, and Iraurgui-chiquito from Gallarta (2), from Central, from this.

Maloney & Jack Sharkey Weigh in for Bout. Maloney 202 1/2 pounds Sharkey 192 (Maloney on the scales)

New Traffic Posts In Paris -- New rubber traffic posts have been placed in the Paris street ***** prevent damage to cars if they are struck into. The lower ***** of the posts are illuminated at night, and our picture ***** Paris school boy testing one of the new posts. June 16, 1935. (Photo by Keystone-View Company).

Two Nude Young Men Wrestle Standing c.1965

Georget and Dupre (France) bicycle

Two Handsome Young Boxers Spar c.1962

United States: c. 1962 Professional wrestlers Magnificent Maurice (Gene Dubuque) and Handsome Johny Barend pose for a promotional poetrait.

1930s MAN MUSCULAR ATHLETE CONCENTRATED FOCUSED FACIAL EXPRESSION EXERCISING WORKING OUT ON GYMNASIUM STATIONARY ROWING MACHINE

Photographic portrait of Marshall Wayne (1912-1999) an American diver, competing during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Dated 20th Century

Handsome Bodybuilder with Sword Among Statuary c.1956

Photography from "An account of manufacturing at the State Railway's prosthetic workshop in Nässjö", 1932. Visces the arm prosthesis's mobility and usability.

Hairy Muscular Bodybuilding Sailor in Jockstrap Flexes c.1959

Physical characteristics of the athlete. Harvard wrestlers from the class of 1888. One age 22 and the other age 19.

Poll photo collection. Reporting athletes. Spear marker. 1933

Yussif Mahmout

A huntsman stringing his bow, 1936.Artist: Wide World Photos

Vintage Photograph. Two wrestlers trying to pin each other

Two Bodybuilding Wrestlers Compare Muscles c.1950

Bodybuilder Boxer in His Boxers c.1954

Young athlete

Wrestling in Mongolia

George Barnes, glad to be back in boxing after suffering severe burns last March, finds that weight is right’’ after a gym workout. October 31, 1951.

Roman Gladiator with Slave c.1949

Muscular Bodybuilder in Classic Studio Pose c.1956

A lunch-hour training period over, Harold Cleghorn sits on a box in "the Dungeon" to put on his street shoes. heights litter the flout and a few pictures of champion lifters are pinned on the walls. Almost directly above his head people walk the pavements of Queen Street. There is no fresh air, toilet, shower. January 3, 1951.

Dover, England: August 29, 1926 A portrait of Mrs. Clemington (Amelia) Corson who became the second woman to successfully swim across the English Channel.

Fred Welsh

John Lawrence Sullivan, the bare-knuckle champion in a boxing stance, 1887. He fought only one official match in 1887, in which his left arm was broken by American, Patsy Cardiff (BSLOC_2018_4_135)

Military Boxer at Barracks, Portrait, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, August 1924

Here's One for The Road - Alpine Tour record-breaker, W. King, cools the inner man just before the start of the 140-mile Tour of Gippsland cycle race today. He went off the scratch mark in today's event. October 04, 1938.;Here's One for The Road - Alpine Tour record-breaker, W. King, cools the inner man just before the start of the 140-mile Tour of Gippsland cycle race today. He went off the scratch mark in today's event.

Handsome Black Bodybuilder Flexes Bicep c.1957

Photograph of Michael Riley Galitzen (1909 - 1959) (middle) Edwin Harold Smith (1909 - 1958) (left) and Richard Kempster Degener (1912 - 1995) (right) at the 1932 Olympic games.

Hohenadel Beer - John L. Sullivan, Beer

The Boxing blade, Vol. 4, no. 22. text. Periodicals, Illustrations, Photographs. 1923-05-05. General Research Division. Boxing, Boxers (Sports)

Japanese wrestlers; Wrestlers. Part of album with 69 photos of a journey through Japan.

United States: c. 1890 A young woman in a skirt working out with boxing gloves and a punching bag.

Two boys performing as strongmen. Reproduction of a photograph.

Vintage photograph. Portrait of young man with basketball

Poll photo collection. Rome: visit to the Foro Mussolini. Image of an athlete in the stadio dei Marmi part of the Sports complex Foro Mussolini. December 1937. Italy, Rome

Rowing Squad, Columbia

Sports. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Anderson Prepares For Return Fight - Cliff Anderson lessoning up under the guidance of his trainer, back Gutteridge, in London before going to Brighton for final training. Cliff Anderson, coloured feather-weight champion of British Guiana, who lost on points against Al Phillips, British Empire champion, is busy training in London for his return fight which takes place at Olympia on July 1st. The decision against Anderson in this title fight was the main topic of conversation in boxing circles, and was a fight which caused prolonged controversy. June 14, 1947.

Two Nude Males Play in Swimming Pool c.1960

Vintage photograph. Portrait of young man with basketball and trophy

Japanese wrestlers circa 1871, Sumo wrestlers, Japan, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

A Photograph of Bill Carr (1906-1966) was a favourite for the 400 m gold at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Carr took the victory in 46.2 seconds talking gold and setting a new world record. Dated 20th Century

George Hackenschmidt (1877- 1968), Estonian wrestler, known as 'the Russian Lion', considered one of the greatest figures in the history of wrestling. Date: 1905

Anefo photo collection. Training boxer Luc van Dam. In the shower. March 17, 1949

Marathon runners enter the stadium. Date: 1920

Bharat Anand observing Mahatma Gandhi spinning, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Asia, 1937 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Classic Strength Studio Pose c.1950

Hard morning training at Sumo stable, Ryogoku, Tokyo

Anefo photo collection. Preparations World Cycling Championships, takes care of the rooster massage from Der Horst (cases on Canberg). August 17, 1966

The athlete Georg Jagendorfer, Unknown

The Boxing blade, Vol. 4, no. 2. text. Periodicals, Illustrations, Photographs. 1922-12-09. General Research Division. Boxing, Boxers (Sports)

The Boxing blade, Vol. 4, no. 1. text. Periodicals, Illustrations, Photographs. 1922-12-02. General Research Division. Boxing, Boxers (Sports)

Tanned Ivan Holm, of Brisbane, leans over the railing of his yacht, Laurabada, before sailing to Sydney last week. He is the skipper of the only Queensland entry in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race. Holm designed and built the yacht himself. December 20, 1954. (Photo by The Telegraph Newspaper Co. Ltd.)

Sports Novels Magazine: January, 1949, Basketball

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