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| Title | Ezzard Charles throwing a left to the body of Harry Kid Matthews during their fight at Sick's Stadium, Seattle, August 31, 1956 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1956 |
| Caption | Former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles came to Seattle to face local boxer Harry 'Kid' Matthews. Matthews (shown here on the right) began his career in Seattle in 1941 and was managed by Jack Hurley. In this Friday night fight, the veteran Matthews beat the former champ in ten rounds at Sick's Stadium. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Matthews, Harry (Kid); Charles, Ezzard.
Caption information source: P-I exhibit, research files.
Date photograph was published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: September 1, 1956. |
| Subjects | Boxing--Washington (State)--Seattle; Boxers (Sports)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sick's Stadium (Seattle, Wash.); Night--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Charles, Ezzard
Matthews, Harry |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Mount Baker (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.34632.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
