Tickets for the Tunney vs. Dempsy fight, September 22, 1927

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Gene tunney ticket
Gene tunney ticket
Description (Brief):

Unused boxing ticket is brown with black and red print, with images of the fighters on the back. The ticket is priced at $25.00 and is sealed on the back with plastic laminate. This is from the Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey heavyweight championship fight, held on September 22, 1927 at Soldier Field in Chicago. This fight is commonly rememberd to as "The Long Count Fight."

Date Made: 1927

Referenced: Tunney, GeneDempsey, Jack

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

Web Subject: SportsName Of Sport: BoxingLevel Of Sport: Professional

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Credit Line: From the Family of Charles F. Illgen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.3111.02Catalog Number: 2012.3111.02Nonaccession Number: 2012.3111

Object Name: boxing ticketstickets, boxing

Physical Description: paper (overall material)plastic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17.5 cm x 6 1/2 in; x 6 7/8 in x 16.51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8182-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1429284

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