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Ticket to a championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston
- Printed by
- Globe Ticket Company, American, founded 1868
- Subject of
- Patterson, Floyd, American, 1935 - 2006
- Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970
- Championship Sports, Inc., American
- Las Vegas Convention Center, American, founded 1959
- Bolan, Alfred J., American
- Greb, Mel, American, 1921 - 1996
- Doyle, Jack, Irish, 1913 - 1978
- Date
- July 22, 1963
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/2 x 6 in. (6.4 x 15.2 cm)
- Description
- Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. The ticket is light red in color with red and black text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. At center left is a black-and-white picture of Sonny Liston. At center right is a black-and-white picture of Floyd Patterson. The text at center begins “15 ROUNDS / WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP…”
- Place depicted
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- tickets
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.219.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Ali vs. Patterson, Las Vegas, 1965
- Photograph by
- Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Patterson, Floyd, American, 1935 - 2006
- Date
- November 22, 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3369pixels × 5000pixels
- Description
- An image of Muhammad Ali fighting Floyd Patterson in 1965 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The image shows Ali landing a left handed punch, while Patterson has both arms up to block the hit. Ali stands to the left of the photograph, Patterson to the right. The two are at the center of the ring and the referee, Harold Krause, looks on from near the ropes. The ring is surrounded by photographers and spectators.
- Place depicted
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Icons
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
- Object number
- 2016.164.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter Iooss
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Color picture of Sammy Davis Jr. inscribed to Ginger Smock
- Printed by
- Allen Photographics, American
- Signed by
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Owned by
- Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
- Subject of
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 1/16 × 15 3/4 × 1/16 in. (51 × 40 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A large color image of Sammy Davis Jr. on poster board. In the image, he is wearing a tuxedo jacket with a red pocket square and has an untied necktie around his neck. His arms are crossed and he is holding a cigarette in his left hand. He is smiling. The image is inscribed in black ink on the top left corner. The inscription says "To / My Girl Ginger And Her Man Bob / Peace-Love / Sammy Davis, Jr." A white sticker with black text on the back of the poster board says “Allen Photographics” and “Las Vegas, NV 89114-4667 / (702) 735-2222.” At the bottom of the sticker is “Negative # 86-4-758.” The negative numbers are handwritten.
- Place printed
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- Object number
- 2016.161.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Muhammad Ali v. Floyd Patterson boxing ticket
- Distributed by
- Inter-Continental Promotions, Inc.
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Patterson, Floyd, American, 1935 - 2006
- Date
- 1963
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- A yellow admission ticket for a boxing match between Champion Muhammad Ali and Challenger Floyd Patterson. The ticket is made of yellow paper with red and black ink on it. There are two photo portraits visible next to Ali and Patterson's names. The back of the ticket is blank.
- Place used
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- admission tickets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.194.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions