Object Details
Description (Brief)
Boxing poster for the World's Featherweight Championship between Willie Pep vs. Phil Terranova. Yellow poster with red and black printing and images of the boxers - Willie Pep and Phil Terranova. The advertised fight was held on Feb. 19, 1945 and was won by Pep. Pep went on to have a 26-year career and is considered one of the best fighters of the 20th century and was named the number one featherweight by the International Boxing Research Center. His final career record was 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1945
ID Number
1982.0128.06
catalog number
1982.0128.06
accession number
1982.0128
Object Name
poster, boxing
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 41 in x 28 in; 104.14 cm x 71.12 cm
Associated Place
United States: New York, New York City
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
sport
Boxing
web subject
Sports
level of sport
Professional
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1065557