Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011  Search this

Tony Doyle, American, born 1944  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11 1/16 × 8 1/2 × 1/8 in. (28.1 × 21.6 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

souvenirs

programs

Place depicted:

Spectrum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1967

Description:

A fifteen page program for the October 17, 1967 boxing match between Tony Doyle and Joe Frazier at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cover features an illustration of an African American boxer punching a white boxer. A black and white photograph of Frazier and Doyle also appears on program cover in the lower right corner. Black type on cover's front reads: [FRAZIER VS. DOYLE / Tuesday, October 17, 1967 / Spectrum 25¢]. The Interior features several articles including: one on the Spectrum (Hal Freeman Spectrum President, Home of Big-Time Boxing); one on Doyle; and one on Frazier.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Boxing  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.89.7.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56fe290bf-5d8a-4638-bf07-395a1e5ad655

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.89.7.1