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Museum object · Time-based Media - Moving Images

Louis/Conn 2

June 19, 1946

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A motion picture film of the second boxing match between Joe Louis and Billy Conn for the World Heavyweight Championship. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound. The film shows footage of the fight which took place at the Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.

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Catalog reference: 2017.55.26.1a

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