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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 32453, member: 33"]Yes, the man to our left moved during the time the photo was being taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure whether circus performer or boxer for the standing man. I can't really see the bottom half of his clothing. I don't suppose you have a scanner? It would be easier to see details if this were scanned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did an image search for <b>boxer 1890</b> and got the following. </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=boxer+1890&biw=1280&bih=889&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TzWUVNTqLNP2yQTa_YCoAw&ved=0CB0QsAQ#imgdii=_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=boxer+1890&biw=1280&bih=889&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TzWUVNTqLNP2yQTa_YCoAw&ved=0CB0QsAQ#imgdii=_" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=boxer+1890&biw=1280&bih=889&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TzWUVNTqLNP2yQTa_YCoAw&ved=0CB0QsAQ#imgdii=_</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I notice is that in your picture, the man's pants or tights seem to be looser than the ones on these guys... but maybe it's just the way they happened to fit. Otherwise, I think it looks similar enough to the variety of costumes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think the muscle tone in his arms looks the same as what these boxers are showing, but also most of them have their arms flexed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 32453, member: 33"]Yes, the man to our left moved during the time the photo was being taken. I'm not sure whether circus performer or boxer for the standing man. I can't really see the bottom half of his clothing. I don't suppose you have a scanner? It would be easier to see details if this were scanned. I did an image search for [B]boxer 1890[/B] and got the following. [url]https://www.google.com/search?q=boxer+1890&biw=1280&bih=889&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TzWUVNTqLNP2yQTa_YCoAw&ved=0CB0QsAQ#imgdii=_[/url] One thing I notice is that in your picture, the man's pants or tights seem to be looser than the ones on these guys... but maybe it's just the way they happened to fit. Otherwise, I think it looks similar enough to the variety of costumes. I don't think the muscle tone in his arms looks the same as what these boxers are showing, but also most of them have their arms flexed.[/QUOTE]
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