Galento, Tony; Boxer. with Joe Louis.

Description:

Portrait of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis (the Brown Bomber) with heavyweight fighter, Tony (Two Ton Tony) Galento. Louis won his bout against Galento on June 28, 1939 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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:

1939-02-03T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

African American boxers and Boxers (Sports)

Subject Name:

Louis, Joe, 1914-1981, Galento, Tony, and 1910-1979

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:vmc39043