Program for a boxing match between Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier: Museum Object and Cultural History
Program for a boxing match between Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier: Date: 1975. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011.
The object in the museum catalogue
A twenty page program for the March 2, 1975 boxing match between Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier in St. Kilda, Australia. The cover features a color image of Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis boxing. White and yellow type on front cover reads: [SHOWDOWN / AT ST. KILDA / FRAZIER - ELLIS BOUT / MELBOURNE – 1975 / SOUVENIER PROGRAMME - $1-00]. The interior includes advertisements, profiles, ring records, a score card, and analysis articles.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1975
- Printed by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011
- Type: souvenirs
- Type: programs
- Medium: ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (27.5 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)
- Place depicted: St. Kilda Junction Oval, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Athletes
- Topic: Boxing
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2014.89.7.4
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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