Joseph Henry Blackburne, 1921

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November 02 1921

Evening Express, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Wednesday, November 02, 1921

Chess Genius of the North.
North-country chess players who form a numerous community will be deeply interested in the proposal to present an Empire testimonial to Mr. Joseph Henry Blackburne on his eightieth birthday. It is desired to raise a fund to which chess players throughout the Empire are being invited to contribute that will ensure the “grand old man of British chess,” as Mr. Blackburne is justly styled having, a sufficiency to spend his declining days in comfort.
Mr. Blackburne who was for so many years the British champion and foremost exponent of chess in the kingdom is a Manchester man by birth and education and like the late Sir John Thursby, another great chess player, is proud of his Lancashire associations.

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December 17 1921

Joseph Henry Blackburne, Imperial Chess Club, December 17, 1921. Original b/w photo via Michael Clapham.

For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/joseph-henry-blackburne.html

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