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Photograph of Ben Levine and Young Boxers in Training

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Black and white photograph of Ben Levine, along with three other men in suits and seven boxers in training. Some of the men in the photograph are labled in ink above their heads. The corners of the photograph have been torn off. Levine was a participant in the development of amateur sports competition from 1902 as a boy of 13 when he went to work for James Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union until his retirement from the A.A.U. in 1968. Levine's primary contribution was to Amateur boxing, which he first promoted prior to 1920. He staged the first Golden Gloves and was the Assistant Manager of the U.S. Boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and an international jurist in boxing at the Olympics in 1932.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
depicted (sitter)
Levine, Ben
Credit Line
Bertram Levine
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name
photograph, boxing
Photograph - olympic boxing team
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