On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
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
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 - Other
Type
admission tickets
Topic
Athletes
Boxing
Sports
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
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516ce9e10-96eb-424d-8684-fa1a8e2d751f

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