A photograph of John Lewis (1914-1974) being presented with the winner's trophy for the world light heavyweight boxing championship, Wembley Stadium, taken in November 1936 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald.
Lewis was the first black American boxer to win the light heavyweight championship. He defeated Len Harvey (1907-1976), widely regarded as one of the finest British boxers of all time.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/E09977
- type:
- photograph
- taxonomy:
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- object genre
- image
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
