Program for a boxing match between Ron Stander and Joe Frazier: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A twenty-four page program for a boxing match between Ron Stander and Joe Frazier. The cover features two blue silhouettes of boxers set against a tan background featuring illustrations of observers. Pictures of Frazier and Stander appear in between the silhouettes. Black type on the front cover reads: [WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT / May 25, 1972 / Omaha Civic Auditorium / STANDER VS. FRAZIER / Souvenir / Program]. The interior features photographs of the Nebraska Athletic commission and Frazier and Stander. There are also advertisements, round card, and rules. There are also two clippings from the NYT National Tues Nov 15, 2011 A15 "Even After Frazier Kept Belt, A Long Shot Withstood the Blows" Dan Barry, regarding the fight.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011
• Subject of: Ron Stander, American, born 1944
• Type: souvenirs
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 9/16 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 21.7 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2014.89.7.2
• 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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