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    Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston

    Issued by
    Intercontinental Promotions Inc., American
    Printed by
    National Ticket Company, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (5.7 × 13.3 cm)
    Caption
    The fight, known as "Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Ali's first after changing his name from Cassius Clay.
    Description
    A blue ticket with black type for a Heavyweight Boxing Match for the Championship of the World between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 in St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine. The ticket has images of both Ali and Liston on the front. The back of the ticket has the name of the and location of the National Ticket Company with a union bug for the Typographical Union #7 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
    Place depicted
    Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    admission tickets
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.120.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516ce9e10-96eb-424d-8684-fa1a8e2d751f
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