Man in Native American costume standing with arms raised standing by a body of water. Written underneath image: "J. E. Vandersloot". Real photo postcard.
"still at James weather very bad hope it is better at your place Want to go home about the 27or 28 hope you are both well Love to both Aunt Lou write home"
"Dear Friend, Was glad to hear from you once again. Yesterday was my day off so I did not get your letter until in the eve as I went to a large and sad funeral. he was just a young boy 18 years old he had blood poison and lock jaw. His name was Lester Knipe. You wondered if it was the same , yes it is I do not know how long they will stay. Sara"
St. Anthony's Catholic Club boxing team. Left to right: George Centini, Richard Gerlitzki, Earl Fredericks, George Long, Luther Consylman, Charles Palmer, Henry Koff, Elmer Witmer, and Richard Rauser. Photo taken from newspaper article.
Sailor Frankie Kirk, Junction City, California, July 4, 1933.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.