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His high-waisted trousers and contrasting sash complete a striking portrait of nineteenth-century athletic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAthlétisme 030 presents Hezekiah Moscow, a Caribbean-born boxer active in Victorian London, photographed by Harry Carpenter in 1888.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Photograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoscow is depicted in a formal boxing stance, his body turned slightly as his gaze extends beyond the camera. 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