CORBETT, JAMES J. TRAINING CAMP PHOTO (WITH KID LAVIGNE)

James J. Corbett was born on September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California. He won the World Heavyweight Title from John L. Sullivan on September 7, 1892. He retired after losing to Jim Jeffries on August 14, 1903 with a final record of 11-4-2 with 2 no contests and 7 KO's. Presented here is an original camp photograph of James J. Corbett posing with among others Kid Lavigne. Possibly for Corbett's fight with James Jeffries.
This is an original, mounted, first generation photograph. Mounted on board. Has some edge tears with small paper loss on perimeter. Some surface tears. Slight fading. Not creased. 5" x 8."