Program for the interment services for Joe Louis
date: label: Date
content: April 21, 1981
name: label: Written by
content: Ella Kay Mays
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Reverend Gene Ewing, American
label: Subject of
content: Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, American, founded 1861
label: Subject of
content: Arlington National Cemetery, American, founded 1864
notes: label: Description
content: A program from the interment services for Joe Louis. The program is printed in brown ink on tan paper. The front page features a bust portrait of Joe Lewis wearing a suit jacket, dress shirt, and neck tie. Text above and below the image reads [Internment [sic] Services / for / Joe Louis / (Barrow) / May 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981 / ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY / Fort Meyers Memorial Chapel / Arlington, Virginia / Officiant / THE REVEREND GENE EWING]. The obituary by Ella Kay Mays is printed on the second page, the order of ceremonies on the third page, and honorary pallbearers and quotes about Louis on the back page. The program is two (2) pages with a front and back cover.
place: label: Place used
content: Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2013.46.25.5
objectType: label: Type
content: programs
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 x D: 9 × 6 3/16 (22.8 × 15.7 × 0.1 cm)