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ANTIQUE CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF PETER JACKSON. On the mount: 73 PETER JACKSON Newsboy NEW YORK. Approximately 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 inches. Mount: Spots and soiling on front and back. Back shows wear at upper left corner. Fair to good tones. Professional bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson, better known as the Black Prince and Peter the Great, was born on July 3, 1861, in Water Gut, Christiansted, Danish West Indies now the U. Virgin Islands to Peter Jackson Sr. A warehouseman from Montego Bay, Jamaica. Information regarding Jackson’s mother is not readily available. He attended the Moravian Day School at the Centre Mission in La Grande Princess for a brief period. However, his parents took him to Australia when he was 6 years old. In 1878, 17-year-old Jackson left for New York City searching for his eldest brother, James Jackson, whom he never located. He won the Australian heavyweight title four years later in 1886, knocking out Tom Lees in the 30th round. That same year, Jackson went to Dublin and won a match against Ireland’s best fighter, 20-year-old Peter Maher, in three rounds. In 1888 he went to San Francisco, California, and defeated George Godfrey to become the champion in the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. This title was in place for African American boxers who were then not allowed to contend for the world light heavyweight title because of racial discrimination. Sullivan, then World Heavyweight Champion, refused to fight Jackson because he was black even though the two men had fought in earlier matches before Sullivan won the title. In 1889, Jackson traveled to London, England, where he fought several matches, including one against the legendary Jem Smith at the New Pelican Club Gym in Soho, London. He defeated all opponents. One of the most brutal fights was with James Corbett in Benicia, California, in 1891. That match continued for 61 rounds and then ended with no winner when both boxers collapsed. A year later, in 1892, he fought Frank Slavin at the National Sporting Club in London, knocking him out in the 10th round. Jackson retired after that bout. At this point, Jackson had fought 28 of the best fighters in the world and remained undefeated. In 1893, Jackson toured with the theatrical production of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. He was the second Black man to perform the role of Uncle Tom. Jeffries on a fourth-round knockout. Peter Jackson’s overall professional boxing record included 45 fights that were won, 28 no contests, 27 not calculated as a win, loss, or draw, five losses, and three draws. Peter Jackson, who had been refused the opportunity to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship because of the color of his skin, died on July 13, 1901, of tuberculosis, in Sydney, Australia. In 1990, Jackson was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was added to the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in the Pioneers category. We do our best to accurately represent the tones and colors in all our images. However, minor variations may occur due to differences in monitor settings and/or lighting conditions.

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Another piece from McCovey’s Restaurant in Walnut Creek. One of a kind certificate issued to Willie to honor and congratulate him being inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Signed by David Roberti, Chairman and Milton Marks, Senator for the State of California Senate Rules Committee. Certificate also bears the state senate seal. Body of certificate goes over Willie’s accomplishments in baseball and his being enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Certificate is currently mounted to a border frame and it will be mailed out still attached. Certificate measures roughly 17 in long by 11 in wide without border frame. With border frame measures 22.5 in long by 16 in wide. Please check out my other items from Willie’s.

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Another piece from McCovey’s Restaurant in Walnut Creek. One of a kind certificate issued to Willie to honor and congratulate him being inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Signed by David Roberti, Chairman and Milton Marks, Senator for the State of California Senate Rules Committee. Certificate also bears the state senate seal. Body of certificate goes over Willie’s accomplishments in baseball and his being enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Certificate is currently mounted to a border frame and it will be mailed out still attached. Certificate measures roughly 17 in long by 11 in wide without border frame. With border frame measures 22.5 in long by 16 in wide. Please check out my other items from Willie’s.

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