Advertisement for boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Framed advertisement for a boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. The advertisement is white with black and red type. A black and white image of Joe Louis appears on the left side, while a black and white image of Max Schmeling appears on the right side. Type on the advertisement reads: [WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP / YANKEE STADIUM / WED. JUNE 22 / At 8:15/P.M. / Under the auspices of / 20th CENTURY SPORTING CLUB, Inc. / MIKE JACOBS, Promoter / 15 ROUNDS / JOE LOUIS / CHAMPION, vs. / MAX / SCHMELING / CHALLENGER / Other Star Heavyweight Bouts / JOE LOUIS / MAX SCHMELING / Reserved Seat Tickets / $30.00 - $20.00 - $16.50 - $11.50 - $7.75 - $5.75, Incl. Tax / ON SALE AT N. Y. HIPPODROME, 6th AVENUE & 43rd STREET, TEL. MU 2 - 6900]. The advertisement is housed in brown wood frame. The back of frame has wire for hanging.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1938
• Created by: Twentieth Century Sporting Club, American, 1933 - 1949
• Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
• Subject of: Max Schmeling, German, 1905 - 2005
• Type: advertisements
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with wood , glass and metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D (framed): 7 1/8 × 13 5/16 × 7/8 in. (18.1 × 33.8 × 2.2 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.120.12.2
• 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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