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Fight between James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, from the Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter series (T220), issued by Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Mecca Cigarettes
Publisher Issued by Tolstoi Cigarettes American
1910
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Trade card from the "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter" series (T220), issued in 1910 by both Mecca Cigarettes and Tolstoi Cigarettes.

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Object Information
  • Title: Fight between James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, from the Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter series (T220), issued by Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by Mecca Cigarettes (American)
  • Publisher: Issued by Tolstoi Cigarettes (American)
  • Date: 1910
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 6.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.247.220.46
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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