Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The ticket is blue with black text. An image of the Superdome can be seen on the ticket. The text on the ticket starts with "LOUISIANA SPORTS, INC. / PRESENTS / THE BATTLE of NEW ORLEANS..."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 15, 1978
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Leon Spinks, American, born 1953
• Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
• Subject of: Louisiana Sports, Inc., American
• Type: tickets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (5.4 x 13.3 cm)
• Place depicted: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.219.5
• 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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