- Adolphus Wolgast (1888-1955) - Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )
A.D. Wolgast & W.H. Parrish, 1/27/1913 (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
A.D. Wolgast & W.H. Parrish, 1/27/1913
1/27/13 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Call Number: LC-B2- 2623-11
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BobMeade (48 months ago | reply)
That's "Ad" Wolgast, "Ad" short for Adolph.
He became lightweight boxing champion of the world in 1910:
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,861 392,00.html
See more Wolgast pics here:
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/244 9486430/
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/253 6796784/
Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (48 months ago | reply)
Adolphus Wolgast (February 8, 1888 in Cadillac, Michigan – April 14, 1955 in Camarillo, California) was a world lightweight boxing champion.
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Wolgast
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