Louis, Joe; Boxer; Baseball. In uniform. Willis Ross, Julius Redman, Harley Larkin, Mike Lorkett

Description:

Heavy weight boxing champion, Joe Louis whose nickname was the Brown Bomber, poses with young African American men all in baseball uniforms with the the words, "Joe Louis Bombers," on their shirts and crowd behind fence in background.

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:

1938-07-28T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

African American baseball players, Baseball uniforms, Boxers (Sports), and Negro leagues

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:vmc1556