Boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn in office with ship model in glass case

1946

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Boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn in office with ship model in glass case
  • Title
  • Boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn in office with ship model in glass case
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • 1946
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.435
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.435
  • Description
  • This photo was taken by Harris for the Pittsburgh Courier in 1946. Here boxing greats Joe Louis (1914-1982) and his Pittsburgh opponent Billy Conn (1917-1993), having a chat at the Courier office on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. In 1941 Conn was the World Light-Heavyweight champion when he first fought Louis, the World Heavyweight champion. Conn was winning for 13 rounds when he attempted to knock Louis out. Instead it was Louis who knocked him out in the 13th round. In 1945 they fought again; this time Louis finished Conn off in eight rounds.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Louis, Joe, 1914-
    Conn, Billy, 1917-
    Boxers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Interiors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh