<I>Louis/Conn 2 </I>
date: label: Date
content: June 19, 1946
name: label: Produced by
content: RKO-Pathe, Inc., American, founded 1931
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Billy Conn, American, 1917 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Yankee Stadium, American, 1923 - 2008
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A motion picture film of the second boxing match between Joe Louis and Billy Conn for the World Heavyweight Championship. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound. The film shows footage of the fight which took place at the Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Motion picture film of Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (second fight)
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Film
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.26.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 17 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 600 Feet