Joe Louis in Bicknell, Indiana, 1947

Description:	Photo of Joe Louis in Bicknell, Indiana in 1947. While training in French Lick, Indiana for the bout with Joe Walcott he did exhibition matches in the area to raise money. The photo is of him and a Bicknell tavern owner named Henry Bastide whose father was from France. Newspaper (Vincennes Sun-Commercial) promotions and articles surrounding the October 25, 1947 event at the Bicknell Gymnasium show tickets costing $2.60 for bleacher seats and $3.40 for ringside seats. The heavyweight champ went four rounds with Sid Peek of Charlestown, Indiana.
Origin:	1947
Contributor(s):	Louis, Joe; Walcott; Joe; Bastide, Henry;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/48459
Collection:	Knox County Public Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Geography:	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States
Subjects:	Black people -- America -- History African Americans -- History Black people -- History Indiana -- Northwest Indiana -- History Vincennes (Ind.) Knox County (Ind.)

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