The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled
Photograph of a young boxer at Eddie Nichols Gymnasium
- Photograph by
- Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1946-1948
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (31.4 x 26.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young boy wearing boxing shorts and gloves training with a speed ball style punching bag in the interior of a gym. The boy looks up to where the bag is mounted from the ceiling, with both arms raised. The bag is blurred as it swings in motion. Behind the boy, the wall of the gym are covered in boxing posters.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Way of Life of the Northern Negro
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Boxing
- Photography
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.24.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Magnum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




