Museum object · gloves
Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis
1940s
African American history · place not specified
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Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A pair of boxing gloves. The exterior is dry and flaking. There is padding inside the gloves, and the glove openings are strung together with strings that appear have good integrity.
- Catalog date
- 1940s
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Athletes; Boxing; Sports
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2018.16.2ab
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection