Object Details
- Issued by
- Intercontinental Promotions Inc., American
- Printed by
- National Ticket Company, American, founded 1907
- Subject of
- Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
- Sonny Liston, American, 1928 - 1970
- Caption
- The fight, known as "Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Ali's first after changing his name from Cassius Clay.
- Description
- A blue ticket with black type for a Heavyweight Boxing Match for the Championship of the World between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 in St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine. The ticket has images of both Ali and Liston on the front. The back of the ticket has the name of the and location of the National Ticket Company with a union bug for the Typographical Union #7 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1965
- Object number
- 2013.120.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- admission tickets
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (5.7 × 13.3 cm)
- Place depicted
- Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.120.13
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516ce9e10-96eb-424d-8684-fa1a8e2d751f
