Printing plate from the Detroit Free Press depicting Joe Louis
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Created by
content: Detroit Free Press, American, founded 1831
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A printing plate from the first page of Detroit Free Press Section E for April 13, 1981. The plate is dominated by an image of Joe Louis on a boxing stance with the caption ['And still / heavyweight / champion of / the world']. The top of the plate is titled [Joe Louis 1914-1981] and directs readers to different pages for reporting on "RING RECORD," "THE PEOPLE REMEMBER," "SCHMELLING FIGHTS," and "THREE WHO KNEW HIM". The plate is held in a frame by metal points, and there is no glass or acrylic glazing protecting the plate. The back of the frame is fiberboard held in place by metal points.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Candice and George Joseph, the Family of Joe Louis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.16.1
objectType: label: Type
content: printing plates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Detroit Free Press
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 23 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (58.5 × 35 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Framed): 24 7/16 × 15 1/4 × 1 in. (62 × 38.8 × 2.5 cm)