George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Portait of George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, wearing a pinstripe suit with a pleated shirt and tie., 34.05331721151623, Handwritten on negative: Geo. Godfrey, -118.24559211730957, Other photographs taken on this occasion show a sign reading "KHJ" over a doorway. The location may be the KHJ radio studio and towers atop the Los Angeles Times building at 1st and Broadway., Text from negative sleeve: Godfrey, George, George Godfrey, "The Leiperville Shadow," was the ring name of Feab Smith Williams, a heavyweight boxer from the state of Alabama who fought from 1919-1937. Godfrey twice won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. In 2003, Godfrey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.