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

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

South view of the first Royal Exchange with coats of arms above

Partial view of Bridewell quadrangle

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.