Ticket to a championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston
date: label: Date
content: July 22, 1963
name: label: Printed by
content: Globe Ticket Company, American, founded 1868
label: Subject of
content: Floyd Patterson, American, 1935 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Sonny Liston, American, 1928 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Championship Sports, Inc., American
label: Subject of
content: Las Vegas Convention Center, American, founded 1959
label: Subject of
content: Alfred J. Bolan, American
label: Subject of
content: Mel Greb, American, 1921 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Jack Doyle, Irish, 1913 - 1978
notes: label: Description
content: Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. The ticket is light red in color with red and black text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. At center left is a black-and-white picture of Sonny Liston. At center right is a black-and-white picture of Floyd Patterson. The text at center begins “15 ROUNDS / WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP…”
place: label: Place depicted
content: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.219.3
objectType: label: Type
content: tickets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 1/2 x 6 in. (6.4 x 15.2 cm)