John L Sullivan mb-artistname John Prince Carte-de-visite full length studio portrait

Carte-de-visite full length studio portrait of Michael Faraday

View of Great Chaitya Cave at Kannari

Interior view of the Rose Satin Drawing Room in Carlton House

carrying a basket on her head

view of the hall and staircase

John L Sullivan mb-artistname John Prince Carte-de-visite full length studio portraitJohn L Sullivan, American boxer, c1898. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1858, John L Sullivan (1858 1918) is regarded as the first world heavyweight champion. He held the title from 1881 until 1892, when he lost it to James 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett. Sullivan was the first American sportsman to become a national celebrity and the first to earn over $1 million.