Photograph of Ben Levine and the US Olympic Team, 1924

Description (Brief):

Black and white photograph of Ben Levine and the 1924 U.S. Olympic team upon arrival in Paris, France. Levine was a participant in the development of amateur sports competition from 1902 as a boy of 13 when he went to work for James Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union until his retirement from the A.A.U. in 1968. Levine's primary contribution was to Amateur boxing, which he first promoted prior to 1920. He staged the first Golden Gloves and was the Assistant Manager of the U.S. Boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and an international jurist in boxing at the Olympics in 1932.

Date Made: 1924

Depicted (Sitter): Levine, Ben

Location: Currently not on view

Level Of Sport: OlympicsAmateurName Of Sport: BoxingRelated Event: Olympic Summer Games: Paris, 1924

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Credit Line: Bertram Levine

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0049.39Accession Number: 1991.0049Catalog Number: 1991.0049.39

Object Name: photograph, summer olympicsphotograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 14 in; 26.67 cm x 35.56 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5243-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1848434

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