Ticket to a championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. The ticket is yellow and white with two green diagonal stripes. The text on the ticket is black ink. A black-and-white image of Jim Braddock appears on the left side of the ticket at center. A black-and-white image of Joe Louis appears on the right side of the ticket at center. The text at the center of the ticket reads “JIM BRADDOCK / VS. JOE LOUIS / 15 ROUNDS / TUES., JUNE 22, 1937 / 8:15 P. M.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: June 22, 1937
• Created by: Arcus Ticket, Co., American
• Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
• Subject of: Jim Braddock, American, 1905 - 1974
• Subject of: Joe Foley, American
• Subject of: Comiskey Park, 1910 - 1990
• Type: tickets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 9/16 x 7 1/16 in. (6.5 x 17.9 cm)
• Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: U.S. History, 1933-1945
• Object number: 2013.219.1
• 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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