Louis/Conn 2: Museum Object and Cultural History
Louis/Conn 2: Date: June 19, 1946. Produced by: RKO-Pathe, Inc., American, founded 1931. Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981.
The object in the museum catalogue
A motion picture film of the second boxing match between Joe Louis and Billy Conn for the World Heavyweight Championship. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound. The film shows footage of the fight which took place at the Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 19, 1946
- Produced by: RKO-Pathe, Inc., American, founded 1931
- Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
- Subject of: Billy Conn, American, 1917 - 1993
- Subject of: Yankee Stadium, American, 1923 - 2008
- Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Type: sound films
- Type: black-and-white films (visual works)
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: acetate film
- Dimensions: Duration: 17 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 600 Feet
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed: New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Athletes
- Topic: Boxing
- Topic: Film
- Object number: 2017.55.26.1a
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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