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Lot 571a
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Lot Number: 571
Description: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling fight film advertising broadside c.1936. 14”x20 ¼” cardboard theater advertisement promotes the motion picture footage of the historic bout held at Yankee Stadium on June 19th, 1936. Images of the two combatants are featured against a bright yellow background with black and red lettering. The piece shows minimal wear with only minor soiling and two tack holes at the upper corners. The Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling fights are among boxing's most historically significant bouts. The fights were an international sensation heightened by a climate of social and political changes occurring in both the United States and Germany in the 1930s. The fights were seen by many as a statement of political and social superiority by the winner. Fine piece of early boxing advertising: EX
Estimated Price: ($750.00-$1,000.00)
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