Ticket to a championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock
- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Created by
- Arcus Ticket, Co., American
- Subject of
- Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
- Jim Braddock, American, 1905 - 1974
- Foley, Joe, American
- Comiskey Park, 1910 - 1990
- Date
- June 22, 1937
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 9/16 x 7 1/16 in. (6.5 x 17.9 cm)
- Description
- Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. The ticket is yellow and white with two green diagonal stripes. The text on the ticket is black ink. A black-and-white image of Jim Braddock appears on the left side of the ticket at center. A black-and-white image of Joe Louis appears on the right side of the ticket at center. The text at the center of the ticket reads “JIM BRADDOCK / VS. JOE LOUIS / 15 ROUNDS / TUES., JUNE 22, 1937 / 8:15 P. M.”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- tickets
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Sports
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.219.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.