Postcard of Joe Beckett vs Georges Carpentier

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Type
Postcards
Place
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England; London, England
Materials
Cardboard, Ink
Collection
Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1
Accession number
1986.0117.4450

Description

A postcard featuring a black and white portrait format pohotgraph of two boxers, Joe Beckett and Georges Carpentier, in a boxing ring during a fight. The selected text reads " JOE BECKETT V GEORGES CARPENTIER ... CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE ... CARPENTIER ON HIS TOES". The postcard is unused.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:16:08 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-09-30. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.