The Great Joe Louis
Photographs
Ring Action
Aphabetical Order by Opponents Last Name
Joe
Louis v. Omelio Agramonte Detroit, Michigan 2 May 1951 Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-6463
Joe
Louis & Buddy Baer 9 January 1942 Madison Square Garden New York City
Weigh In Vintage Original Photograph 2000-7601
Joe
Louis & Dick Robertson With Jack Blackburn Vintage Original Promotional
Photograph 2000-7850
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Third Round Vintage Original Acme Photograph
2000-5316
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer Yankee Stadium New York City 24 September 1935 Vintage
Second Generation Photograph 2000-6559
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York World
Heavyweight Championship Vintage Original New York Daily Mirror Photograph
2000-6863
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Vintage United Press International
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Yankee Stadium New York City Vintage
Original Wide World Picture Photograph 2000-6467
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Yankee Stadium New York City Vintage
Original Wide World Pictures Photograph 2000-6468
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Yankee Stadium New York City Vintage
Original Wide World Pictures Photograph 2000-6650
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 June 1935 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph 2000-6654
Joe
Louis v. Max Baer 24 September 1935 Vintage Original United Press International
Photograph 2000-6655
Fight Special Joe Louis v. James J. Braddock
Vintage Original Excursion Poster (1937) for the Negro Audience Sponsored
by The Saratoga Club a popular Harlem Night Club 5000-0094
Joe
Louis v. Jorge Brescia 9 October 1936 Vintage Original INP Photograph 2000-5312
Joe
Louis v. Cesar Brion 1 August 1951 Cow Palace San Francisco Vintage Original
International News Photograph 2000-6469
Joe
Louis v. Red Burman 31 January 1941 Vintage Original Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II 19 June 1946 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
2000-5566
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn 19 June 1946 Eigth Round Knockout. Vintage Original
Wide World Photograph 2000-5315
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn 19 June 1946 Vintage Original INP Photograph 2000-5310
Joe
Louis v Billy Conn 19 June 1946 Vintage Original AP Wire Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn I 18 June 1941 Vintage Original Internatinal News Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II 19 June 1946 Vintage Original International News
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York 19 June 1946
Vintage Original International News Photograph 2000-6560
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II 18 June 1946 Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn in
the eigth round. The Referee is Eddie Joseph. Vintage Original Wide World
Photograph 2000-6651
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II 19 June 1946 Referee Eddie Josephs Counts Out Billy
Conn. Vintage Original International News Photograph by George Miller
Joe
Louis v. Billy Conn II 19 June 1946 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
Joe
Louis & Arturo Godoy Post-Fight Vintage Original Acme News Photograph
2000-7111
Joe
Louis V. Billy Conn 19 June 1946 Eighth Round Vintage Original United Press
International Photograph 2000-7114
Joe
Louis v. Al Ettore 22 September 1936 Third Round Vintage Original AP Wire
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Tommy Farr 30 August 1937 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
2000-6110
Joe
Louis v. Tommy Farr 30 August 1937 Vintage Original INP Photograph 2000-5329
Joe
Louis v. Tommy Farr 30 August 1937 Yankee Stadium New York City Vintage
Original Wide World Photograph 2000-6470
Joe Louis v. Tommy Farr Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York 30 August 1937
Joe Louis' first title defense proved to be all he could handle and then
some as the tough Welshman took the fight 15 rounds to a somewhat controversial
decision in favor of the Champion. The Great Tommy Farr was never to fight
for the world title again. Vintage Original International News Photograph2000-6562
Tony
Galento v. Joe Louis 28 June 1939 Fourth Round Vintage Original Photograph
2000-5608
Tony
Galento v. Joe Louis 28 June 1939 The Brown Bomber goes down. Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-5609
Tony
Galento v. Joe Louis 28 June 1939 Vintage Original Photograph 2000-5615
Joe
Louis v. Tony Galento 26 June 1939 Vintage Original Associated Press Photograph
Joe Louis V. Arturo Godoy 20 June 1940 Vintage Original
Chronicle Sporting Green Newspaper 2000-7043
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 9 February 1940 Second Round Vintage Original AP
Wire Photograph 2000-5313
Joe
Louis V. Arturo Godoy 9 February 1940 Vintage Original International News
Photograph 2000-7043
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 9 February 1940 Vintage Original INP Photograph 2000-5300
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 9 February 1940 Vintage Original Photograph 2000-5314
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 9 February 1940 Vintage Original Photograph 2000-6464
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy I 15 February 1940 Joe Louis struggled with Godoy's
unorthodox style and in the end won a split decision. Vintage Original
International News Photograph 2000-6652
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy I 15 February 1940 Vintage Original International
News Photograph 2000-6653
Joe
Louis V. Arturo Godoy 20 June 1940 Vintage Original Acme News Photograph
2000-6301
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 20 June 1940 Referee Sam Hennessey Vintage Original
Acme News Photograph 2000-6107
Joe Louis v. Arturo Godoy II Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York 20 June
1940 The courageous Argentine Godoy bloodied and battered fought on until
Referee Cavanaugh stopped the fight following three knockdowns at one minute
24 seconds of round eight. Godoy protested vociferously. There was no quit
in the man from the land of Firpo and Justo Suarez. He as they fought always
with great bravery. Vintage Original International News Photograph2000-6563
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 20 June 1940 Referee is Billy Cavanaugh. Vintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6224
Joe
Louis & Arturo Godoy Post-Fight Vintage Original Acme News Photograph
2000-7111
Joe
Louis v. Arturo Godoy 20 June 1940 Vintage Original International News
Photograph 2000-6451
Joe
Louis & King Levinsky 7 August 1935 Signing Agreement Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-7044
Joe
Louis v. King Levinsky 7 August 1935 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
2000-6106
Joe
Louis v. King Levinsky 7 August 1935 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
Joe
Louis v. King Levinsky 7 August 1935 Vintage Original International News
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. John Henry Lewis 25 January 1939 Vintage Original Photograph
Joe
Louis & Al McCoy 16 December 1940 Weigh In Vintage Original AP Photograph
2000-5302
Joe
Louis V. Al McCoy 16 December 1940 Vintage Original Associated Press Wire
Photograph 2000-7045
Joe
Louis v. Al McCoy 16 December 1940 Boston Garden World Heavyweight Championship
Vintage Original AP Wirephoto Photograph 2000-6452
Joe
Louis v. Al McCoy Boston Garden Boston 16 December 1940 Vintage Original
Acme News Photograph 2000-6564
Joe
Louis v. Nathan Mann 23 February 1938 Madison Square Garden New York City
Vintage Original Acme Pictures Photograph 2000-6465
Joe
Louis & Tami Mauriello 18 September 1946 Vintage Original Internationanl
News Photograph 2000-6225
Joe
Louis & Tami Mauriello 18 September 1946 New York City Weigh In Vintage
Original Acme News Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Tami Mauriello 18 August 1946 Vintage Original International News
Photograph by Herbie Scharfman
Joe
Louis v. Tami Mauriello 18 September 1946 Vintage Original International
News Photograph 2000-6819
Joe
Louis v. Tony Musto 8 April 1941 The Referee is Arthur Donovan Vintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6223
Joe
Louis & Lou Nova 29 September 1941 Polo Grounds New York City Pre-Fight
Physical Joe Louis was declared the winner by TKO in the sixth round. Although,
Lou Nova lost all of preceeding rounds the stoppage was controversial in
that as Nova rose from a knockdown with only 1 second left in the round.
Vintage Original Photograph 2000-7603
Joe
Louis v Lou Nova 29 September 1941 Weigh In Polo Grounds New York Vintage
Original INP Wire Photograph
Joe
Louis V. Lou Nova 29 September 1941 Vintage Original Photograph 2000-7110
Joe
Louis v. Lou Nova 29 September 1941 Vintage Original Evening Bulletin Photograph
2000-6221
Joe
Louis v. Lou Nova 29 September 1941 Polo Grounds New York City Vintage
Original New York Daily Mirror Photograph 2000-6466
Joe
Louis v. Bob Pastor 20 June 1939 Vintage Original International News Photograph
2000-6102
Joe
Louis v. Bob Pastor 20 September 1939 Vintage Original International Photograph
2000-6103
Joe
Louis V Bob Pastor 29 January 1937 Vintage Original AP Wire Photo
Joe
Louis v. Bob Pastor 29 Jaunaury 1937 Vintage Original AP Wirephoto
Joe
Louis v. Lee Ramage 21 February 1935 Vintage Original International News
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Jack Roper 1`7 April 1939 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
2000-6104
Joe
Louis V. Jack Roper 17 April 1939 Vintage Original International News Photograph
2000-7047
Joe
Louis v. Jack Roper 17 April 1939 Vintage Original Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Lee Savold Madison Square Garden New York City 15 June 1951 In
the closing seonds of the final round a bloodied Lee Savold begins his
final fall to the canvas. Vintage Original Wide World Photograph2000-6235
Joe
Louis & Lee Savold 15 June 1951 Vintage Original Interantional News
Photograph 2000-6222
Joe
Louis v. Lee Savold 15 June 1951 Madison Square Garden New York City Vintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6823
Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling I .June 20,
1936 . A Suite of Seven Vintage Photographs
Joe
Louis V. Max Schmeling 22 June 1938 Vintage Original United Press International
Photograph 2000-6300
Joe
Louis & Max Schmeling A Pair of Original Pencil Sketches.
Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling I .June 20,
1936 . A Suite of Seven Vintage Photographs
Louis Knocks Out Schmeling In The First Realphoto
Postcard Harlem On My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America 1900-1968
Joe
Louis v. Jack Sharkey 18 August 1936 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Jack Sharkey 17 August 1936 The knockout of Jack Sharkey . Louis
moves out of frame as Referee Arthur Donovan convinced Sharkey cannot continue
stops the fight. Vintage Original International News Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Abe Simon 27 March 1942 Vintage Original International News Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Abe Simon 21 March 1941 Olympia Stadium Detroit World Heavyweight
Championship Vintage Original International News Photograph 2000-6449
Joe
Louis v Abe Simon II 21 March 1941 Vintage Original Detroit Times Photograph
5000-0045
Joe
Louis v. Abe Simon Madison Square Garden New York City 27 March 1942 Vintage
Original Photograph 2000-6565
Joe
Louis V. Eddie Simms 14 December 1936 Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
2000-7109
Joe
Louis v. Harry Thomas 1 April 1938 Vintage Original Internatonal News Photograph
2000-6226
Joe
Louis v. Harry Thomas 1 April 1938 Vintage Original International News
Photograph
Joe
Louis v. Paolino Uzcudun 13 December 1935 Vintage Original International
News Photograph 2000-6471
Joe
Louis v. Pat Valentino 9 December 1949 Chicago Vintage Original Associated
Press Photograph Fourth round action of a scheduled ten round exhibition
fight.
Joe
Louis v. Pat Valentino 9 December 1949 Chicago Vintage Original International
News Photograph Dazed, battered and bleeding Pat Valentino attempts to
rise in round eight following a severe beating at the hands of Joe Louis.
Valentino was counted out in this round.
Joe
Louis v. Andy Walker 23 February 1951 Cow Palace San Francisco Viintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6820
Joe
Louis v. Andy Walker 23 February 1951 Cow Palace San Francisco Viintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6821
Joe
Louis v. Andy Walker 23 February 1951 Cow Palace San Francisco Viintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-6822Photographs
Training and Casual
Joe
Louis January 1973 Vintage Original Syndication International Photograph
2000-7382
Joe
Louis Modern Photograph 2000-8060
Joe
Louis & Lou Nova Circa 1941 Modern Photograph 2000-7754
Joe
Louis & Joe O'Gatti (Sparring Partner) 12 June 1940 Training for bout
with Arturo Godoy. Vintage Original International News Photograph 2000-7108
Joe
Louis & Colonel Henry Clay Supplee 11 January 1942 Application for
induction into armed forces. Vintage Original Acme Photograph 2000-7113
Sargent Joe Louis, U.S. Army Vintage
Original Chicago Sun Supplement October 11, 1942
Joe
Louis 20 June 1946 Golfing Sprain Lake Yonkers, New York Vintage Original
International News Photograph 3000-0121
Joe
Louis & Marva Trotier (Wife) 24 September 1935 Wedding Day Vintage
Original Acme Photograph 2000-1030
Joe
Louis Pompton Lakes, New Jersey February 1938 Training for the up-coming
Nathan Mann fight. Vintage Original AP Wire Photograph 2000-6164
Tony
Galento & Joe Louis 24 June 1940 Galento tells Louis exactly how he
was going to knockout Max Baer in their fight in Roosevelt Stadium on July
2nd, as Louis visits Galento's training camp. Vintage Original Acme Photograph
2000-5616
Joe
Louis 14 April 1936 Louis is shown as he tossed the ball toward the plate
before the opening game between then World Champion Detroit Tigers and
the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland. Vintage Original Acme Photograph 2000-5356
Joe
Louis Circa. 1935 Training Vintage Original AP Photograph 2000-5184
Joe
Louis Circa. 1936 Training for first fight with Max Schmeling. Vintage
Original Photograph 2000-5185
Joe
Louis 13 June 1943 Training for Jersey Joe Walcott re-match. Vintage Original
INP Photograph 2000-5307
Joe
Louis & Floyd Patterson Circa.1956 Patterson gets a congratulatory
pat from Louis after the Patterson-Moore fight. Vintage Original UPI Photograph
2000-5187
Joe
Louis 14 June 1941 Training for Lee Savold fight. Vintage Original Wide
World Photograph 2000-6220
Joe
Louis & Sugar Ray Robinson Modern Photograph 2000-6219
Joe
Louis & Jimmy Braddock June 1938 Pompton Lakes Former Champion Braddock
visits with the reigning Champion Joe Louis as Louis prepares for his rematch
with Max Schmeling. Vintage Original International News Photograph
Joe
Louis v Willie Davis Louis trains for his bout with King Levinsky. Vintage
Original Associated Press Wire Photo
Joe Louis & Sonny Jones Lakewood New
Jersey June 9 1936 Vintage Original Photograph Ten days before Louis v.
Schmeling I. Sonny Jones was Lightweight Champion of Canada Ex-Sonny Buol
Estate
Harry Wills, Joe Louis, and Panama Joe Gans
Pompton Lakes, New York June 13, 1938 As Joe Louis prepared for his second
fight with Max Schmeling Wills and Panama Joe Gans visited his training
camp. Partially visible in the background is Louis' trainer Jack Blackburn.
Vintage AP Wirephoto
Willie Pep Joe Louis Gus Lesnevich Rocky
Graziano 21 January 1948 Vintage Original INP Wire Photograph
Joe
Louis. Circa 1950. Original Large Format Photograph
Joe Louis Sparring with George Nicholson
Fort Dix, New Jersey March 10, 1942 In Preparation for the Abe Simon Fight.
Vintage International News
Joe
Louis & Alfred "Big Boy" Brown Circa 1942 Vintage Original
Photographic Collage of a Line Drawing by Nankey.2000-6649Programmes
Tickets
Memorabilia
Joe
Louis 1914-1981 Vintage Original Memorial Pinback 2000-7723
Joe
Louis Heavyweight Sensation 1935 Vintage Original Photographic Print by
Brown & Bigalow 2000-7085
Joe Louis The Brown Bomber by Gene Kessler
Copyright 1936 Vintage Original Book 2000-7564
Joe
Louis Milk Company Vintage Original Unused Carton 2000-7106
Joe
Louis Vintage Original Color Print 2000-7816
Philadelphia Daily News Vintage
Original Front Cover. Dark Destroyer Ends Reign of Cinderella Man
Vintage
Original Joe Louis Exhibition Tour Promotional Envelope Circa 1947
Vintage
Joe Louis Lucky Bank
Joe
Louis Commerative Tankard
Castle Films Promotional Poster featuring
Joe Louis
Vintage Original Fight Film Poster Joe Louis V.
King Levinsky Showing of the August 7,1935 fight
Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling Vintage Original
Large Format Matchbook Advertising the Radio Broadcast to be Sponsored
by Buick
Louis Pen & Ink Original by Hermannson
Louis
v. Farr Newspaper Copy
Black
Hero In A White Land Promotional Poster
Reward $10,000 for Any Promoter Who Can
Deliver Joe Louis' "body" in a 24 Foot Ring for Lorenzo Pack
Promotional Envelope
"The
Joe Louis Story" (1953) Starring Coley Wallace as Joe Louis Vintage
Original Lobby Card 2000-7136
"The
Joe Louis Story" (1953) Starring Coley Wallace as Joe Louis Vintage
Original Lobby Card 2000-7138
"...And a Credit to His Race"
The Hard Life and Times of Joseph Louis Barrow a.k.a. Joe Louis by
Gerald Astor
Joe
Louis The Great Black Hope by Richard Bak
Joe Louis Man and Super-fighter
by Edward Van Every Signed by the Author.
CHAMPION Joe Louis Black Hero In
White America by Chris Mead
Joe
Louis: My Life by Joe Louis with Edna and Art Rust, Jr.
Joe Louis Fifty Years An American
Hero by Joe Louis Barrow, Jr & Barbara Munder Commerative Edition
Joe
Louis. The Brown Bomber by Bill Libby
Joe
Louis The Brown Bomber by Bill Libby .Privately Bound . Leather Quarter
Binding
Joe Louis. A Picture Story of His
Life. by Neil Scott. Forewarded by Frank Sinatra.
Gloves Off. The
Joe Louis Story. by Gerald Astor
How
Great Was Joe Louis? by Wilfred Diamond
How to
Box by Joe Louis Edited by Edward J. Mallory
Joe Louis
Brown Bomber Argument Settler by Eugene Williams
Brown
Bomber The Pilgrimage of Joe Louis by Barney Nagler