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(SPORTS--WRESTLING.) Promotional photographs of 3 leading Black women on the professional wrestling circuit.
Estimate:
$600 - $900
Sold
$800
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Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Description
(SPORTS--WRESTLING.) Promotional photographs of 3 leading Black women on the professional wrestling circuit. Photographs, each about 10 x 8 inches; minimal wear.
No place, circa 1960s
"Ethel Johnson, Girl Wrestler" (Ethel Wingo Hairston, 1935-2018), the first Black woman to be crowned champion, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.
"Sweet Georgia Brown, Girl Wrestler--Columbia, South Carolina" (Susie Mae McCoy, 1938-1989), who won the Texas title in 1963.
"Louise Greene, Girl Wrestler," who was active in wrestling from 1951 onward, and faced Ethel Johnson for the championship in 1952.
No place, circa 1960s
"Ethel Johnson, Girl Wrestler" (Ethel Wingo Hairston, 1935-2018), the first Black woman to be crowned champion, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.
"Sweet Georgia Brown, Girl Wrestler--Columbia, South Carolina" (Susie Mae McCoy, 1938-1989), who won the Texas title in 1963.
"Louise Greene, Girl Wrestler," who was active in wrestling from 1951 onward, and faced Ethel Johnson for the championship in 1952.