Ticket to a championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock
date: label: Date
content: June 22, 1937
name: label: Created by
content: Arcus Ticket, Co., American
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Jim Braddock, American, 1905 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Joe Foley, American
label: Subject of
content: Comiskey Park, 1910 - 1990
notes: label: Description
content: Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. The ticket is yellow and white with two green diagonal stripes. The text on the ticket is black ink. A black-and-white image of Jim Braddock appears on the left side of the ticket at center. A black-and-white image of Joe Louis appears on the right side of the ticket at center. The text at the center of the ticket reads “JIM BRADDOCK / VS. JOE LOUIS / 15 ROUNDS / TUES., JUNE 22, 1937 / 8:15 P. M.”
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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, 1933-1945
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2013.219.1
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 9/16 x 7 1/16 in. (6.5 x 17.9 cm)