Jon Brenneis (1921-2013)
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Round 3 of the Olympic Trials, May 20, 1960
Gelatin silver print; signed and annotated in pencil on the reverse.
11 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (29.2 x 26.7 cm.)

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Photojournalist Jon Brenneis captured this image of 18-year-old Cassius Clay, triumphant after his fight with Allen Hudson during a qualifying round for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

This gelatin silver print is in generally fair condition. There appears to be a loss in the negative on the referee's upper arm. Upon close inspection, there are scattered specks of emulsion loss at the lower right and a deposit of indeterminate origin at the right edge. In raking light, scattered handling creases, linear impressions, crescent-shaped impressions, and pinpoint-sized impressions are visible as well as very faint silvering in the darker areas. The edges are worn and chipped and the corners are rubbed. The reverse is faintly soiled, with what appear to be faint foxmarks.