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Boxing Gloves worn by Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling

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Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis during the Schmeling fight, 1936
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  • Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis during the Schmeling fight, 1936
  • Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis during the Schmeling fight, 1936
  • Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis during the Schmeling fight, 1936

    Object Details

    user

    Louis, Joe

    depicted

    Schmeling, Max

    maker

    Everlast

    Description (Brief)

    Pair of brown leather boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis in the June 19, 1936 bout with Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, New York City. The gloves are tied together with the laces used to string the gloves closed. They were made by Everlast Sporting Goods company. They are signed on the inside by Joe Louis and record the fight

    Credit Line

    Gift of Ken Milburn in memory of Beulah and Earle A. Cuzzens

    date made

    ca 1936

    ID Number

    2007.0021.01

    accession number

    2007.0021

    catalog number

    2007.0021.01

    Object Name

    boxing gloves
    gloves, boxing

    Physical Description

    leather (overall material)
    fabric (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 28 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm; 11 1/32 in x 6 5/16 in x 3 5/32 in

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    Exhibition

    Entertainment Nation

    Exhibition Location

    National Museum of American History

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    web subject

    Sports

    name of sport

    Boxing

    level of sport

    Professional

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0bda-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1320092

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