Note accompanying boxing gloves worn by Gene Tunney in the "Long Count Fight"
Note accompanying boxing gloves worn by Gene Tunney in the "Long Count Fight"
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- Description (Brief)
- A note accompanying the glove reads: "(The Biltmore, New York) Dear Bernard, Please accept these gloves as a token of our friendship. You aided in making them the most distinguished gloves in pugilism's history. Gratefully, Gene" "October first."Pair of reddish brown, leather boxing gloves worn by Gene Tunney in the "Long Count Fight.". There is a small metal plaque which reads: "Gloves worn by Gene Tunney, Heavyweight Championship contest, Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 1927; Presented to Bernard F. Gimbel by Gene Tunney in appreciation."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- letter. boxing
- note, boxing
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ID Number
- 2011.0070.01.1
- accession number
- 2011.0070
- catalog number
- 2011.0070.01.1
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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