Public domain Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission. Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Description
Real photo postcards of Jack Johnson during his exile in Tijuana, Mexico. The first image, dated in the negative May 19, 1920, shows Johnson standing with his wife and three other people in front of a wooden building in Tijuana. The second image shows Johnson sporting a gun holster with pistol, standing with several men (two of whom are mounted on horses) next to a car stopped on the side of a road near Tijuana. This latter image purportedly depicts Johnson about to re-enter the United States to surrender to federal agents Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Still image Title devised by cataloger Tijuana, Mexico,
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : gelatin silver prints ; 87 x 138 mm
Language
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Subject
African Americans Photographs Tijuana (Baja California) Los Angeles (California) Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946
Place
Tijuana (Baja California) Los Angeles (California)
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
