This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/14/2011
Billy Miske Autographed Boxing Camera Art Studio Picture- Photo Fair with major crease at top left, and chip out of the bottom right corner- Miske has autographed this item in 6/10 white fountain pen at middle right “To my good friend Ed Smith, Yours Truly, Billy Miske”- the photo was done by Camera Art of St. Paul, Minnesota, which was Miske’s hometown. The back of the photo has a black crayon number, and is date stamped May 17, 1921. Miske- “The St. Paul Thunderbolt”- lost in a heavyweight championship bid in 1920 against Jack Dempsey, after he had found out he had Bright’s disease, which would take his life in 1924. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010- COA from Kevin Savage Cards.