Object Details
depicted (sitter)
Levine, Ben
Description (Brief)
Black and white photograph of Ben Levine and the 1924 U.S. Olympic team upon arrival in Paris, France. Levine was a participant in the development of amateur sports competition from 1902 as a boy of 13 when he went to work for James Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union until his retirement from the A.A.U. in 1968. Levine's primary contribution was to Amateur boxing, which he first promoted prior to 1920. He staged the first Golden Gloves and was the Assistant Manager of the U.S. Boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and an international jurist in boxing at the Olympics in 1932.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Bertram Levine
date made
1924
ID Number
1991.0049.39
accession number
1991.0049
catalog number
1991.0049.39
Object Name
photograph, summer olympics
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 1/2 in x 14 in; 26.67 cm x 35.56 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
level of sport
Olympics
Amateur
name of sport
Boxing
related event
Olympic Summer Games: Paris, 1924
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1848434