Admission ticket for Joe Louis Training Camp, St. Louis, Missouri: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An admission ticket for the Joe Louis Training Camp held at the Pine Street YMCA in St. Louis, Missouri. The ticket has black type printed on a light blue pass. A red stamp overlays the ticket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1945
• Created by: Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955
• Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
• Type: admission tickets
• Medium: ink on wove paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (5.7 x 9.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Recreation
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2010.34.16
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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