Louis, Joe; Boxer; Training; Northville; . Kalamazoo; Belle River. -Training at West Baden Ind. Waddy Hotel

Description:: View of two-story wood sided building identified as the Waddy Hotel in West Baden, Indiana where heavyweight fighter Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber) and other African American boxers (restricted from most hotels) trained during the 1940's.
Notes:: Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Date Issued:: 1946-03-12T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Indiana and West Baden Springs
Subject Topic:: Hotels and Race discrimination
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc8755_1