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Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Arcus - Simplex - Brown, Inc., American, founded 1945

    Subject of

    Floyd Patterson, American, 1935 - 2006
    Ingemar Johansson, Swedish, 1932 - 2009
    Yankee Stadium, American, 1923 - 2008
    Rosensohn Enterprises, Inc., American
    William Rosensohn, American

    Description

    Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. The ticket is purple with black and red printed text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. The horizontal text on the left side of the ticket begins “YANKEE STADIUM / 161ST & RIVER AVENUE…”

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    June 25, 1959

    Object number

    2013.219.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    tickets

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 2 1/2 x 7 in. (6.4 x 17.8 cm)

    Place depicted

    Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Exhibition

    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Sports
    U.S. History, 1953-1961

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5280c2a03-94d1-434a-8089-8a9a9952a889

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.219.2

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