(BOXING) LOUIS JOE Large gelatin silver print proof sheet of

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(BOXING.) LOUIS, JOE. Large gelatin silver print proof sheet of 15 images of the Joe Louis-Primo Carnera fight. Slightly sepia toned, otherwise excellent condition. Np, 25 June 1935

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Louis dispatched the Italian giant (6 feet, 6 inches) in the sixth round having knocked him down three times. The fight was called as a 'humanitarian act.' Louis was cheered as a hero, in that Carnera was Benito Mussolini's favorite.