Boxing Matches; Louis vs. Ramage. -Chicago

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Description:

Heavyweight boxer Lee Ramage sits on the floor of the boxing ring holding on to one of the ropes and looking up at the referee as Joe Louis (the Brown Bomber) moves toward the center of the ring in match at Chicago Stadium, Louis won the fight by a technical knockout.

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:

1934-12-14T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, and Chicago

Subject Topic:

African American boxers, Boxing matches, Boxing, and Boxing referees

Subject Name:

Louis, Joe and 1914-1981

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:vmc12737