Jack Johnson signed oversized photo (10 x 14)
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Incredible oversized photo of Jack Johnson, signed in black ink to the lower left "To My Friend M. G.—Jack Johnson". 10 x 14 inches, the image captures a prime Johnson in fighting pose. To the right of the autograph, the photo bears the embossed studio name of "H. J. Gutiérrez—Fotografía—Ave. F. I. Madero 14—Mexico City". Good condition; creasing, scratches and soiling consistent with age. Signs of separation between the photo and its backing, areas of image loss to the corners, small edge tears.
Mexico’s Archivo General de la Nación material explicitly refers to H. J. Gutiérrez Foto as a historical photographic studio in early 20th-century Mexico and the address on the photo is situated on the the famous central street, Avenida Francisco I. Madero (often abbreviated Ave. F. I. Madero).
The photograph likely dates to c. 1919-1920. Following the loss of his title in Cuba in 1915 and several subsequent years in Europe, Johnson relocated to Mexico, where he remained a fugitive in order to evade imprisonment under the Mann Act. President Carranza welcomed him to Mexico City during the turbulent post-revolution period and offered him protection. While there, Johnson ran a saloon in Tijuana and continued his boxing career through exhibition bouts. After Carranza was assassinated, Johnson lost his political protection and decided to return to the U.S. to serve his sentence—he surrendered to federal authorities at the Tijuana border crossing on July 20, 1920.
Mexico’s Archivo General de la Nación material explicitly refers to H. J. Gutiérrez Foto as a historical photographic studio in early 20th-century Mexico and the address on the photo is situated on the the famous central street, Avenida Francisco I. Madero (often abbreviated Ave. F. I. Madero).
The photograph likely dates to c. 1919-1920. Following the loss of his title in Cuba in 1915 and several subsequent years in Europe, Johnson relocated to Mexico, where he remained a fugitive in order to evade imprisonment under the Mann Act. President Carranza welcomed him to Mexico City during the turbulent post-revolution period and offered him protection. While there, Johnson ran a saloon in Tijuana and continued his boxing career through exhibition bouts. After Carranza was assassinated, Johnson lost his political protection and decided to return to the U.S. to serve his sentence—he surrendered to federal authorities at the Tijuana border crossing on July 20, 1920.
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