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Place printed: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

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.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

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

Place depicted: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

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…”

Topic: African American; Athletes; Boxing; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Distributed by: Inter-Continental Promotions, Inc.
Subject of: Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016; Patterson, Floyd, American, 1935 - 2006

Place used: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

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.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

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