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HISTORY: Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman; September 16, 1886 – February 22, 1956), was an American boxer, generally credited with holding the Welterweight Championship of the World from April 1908 to March 1911. He defeated "Young Joseph", the reigning Welterweight Champion of England in London on June 27, 1910, but was not credited with the British Welterweight championship as the fight was sanctioned as a World, and not English title. Boxing writer Nat Fleischer rated Lewis the sixth-greatest welterweight of all time. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008. Offered here is an original cabinet card which pictures Harry Lewis on the left and boxer Jack Hanlon seated on the right.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original The Sommer Studio cabinet card of Harry Lewis and Jack Hanlon in period dress. Bold, clear image. Not creased. Edge and corner wear. Clean. Some residue on back from mounting. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." Rare, the first we have offered.
