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[BOXING]. LOUIS, JOE (1914-1981). Photograph inscribed and signed ("Joe Louis"), by Photo Specialty Co., Los Angeles (ink stamp on verso), n.d. [circa 1940]. 252 x 203 mm. (10 x 8 in.) including margins, some glue and mounting remnants on corners; matted. A full-length standing portrait of the "Brown Bomber" in monogrammed trunks, inscribed on the left portion of the image: "To J.A. Blomgrem (?) from our "Champ" to another Yours Truly Joe Louis" -- SCHMELING, MAX (b. 1905). Postcard photograph signed ("Max Schmeling"), by Bryant, New York (caption and imprint on margin), n.d. [circa 1936]. 135 x 88 mm. (5 5/16 x 3½ in.) including margins, some minor soiling. A shoulder-length portrait of the German heavyweight, signed on the lower portion of the image.
"The German heavyweight's knockout of the undefeated Joe Louis took on political overtones in the tense period of the mid-thirties. Louis soon made his own statement, however, by knocking out Schmeling in the first round of the return bout, the title fight of 1938"--W.M. (2)
"The German heavyweight's knockout of the undefeated Joe Louis took on political overtones in the tense period of the mid-thirties. Louis soon made his own statement, however, by knocking out Schmeling in the first round of the return bout, the title fight of 1938"--W.M. (2)