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- Tintype of Joe Louis, Taken at the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, 1935 - Seventeen-year-old Joe Louis got his start as an athlete and boxer in 1931 at the Brewster East Side Gymnasium in Detroit. He became world heavyweight boxing champion in 1937 and held the title until 1949. This autographed tintype of him was taken in Greenfield Village's Tintype Studio during a visit in 1935.
- October 15, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Tintype of Joe Louis, Taken at the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, 1935
Seventeen-year-old Joe Louis got his start as an athlete and boxer in 1931 at the Brewster East Side Gymnasium in Detroit. He became world heavyweight boxing champion in 1937 and held the title until 1949. This autographed tintype of him was taken in Greenfield Village's Tintype Studio during a visit in 1935.