Dempsey-Tunney fights collection, 1927-1928.

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Dempsey-Tunney fights collection, 1927-1928.

Dempsey-Tunney fights collection, 1927-1928.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/715323231

Ticket receipts, correspondence, financial records, permits and licenses, and two scrapbooks related to the 1927 boxing match between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago (Ill.). The scrapbooks consist of newspaper articles about the fight and controversy over the match, which is also known as "The Long Count Fight" and the "The Battle of the Long Count." The collection also includes ribbons from the fight and an issue of Fight Stories magazine featuring an article about the fight. Ticket receipts are arranged alphabetically by purchaser's last name and include seat locations, price paid, and address of purchaser.

2 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Chicago History Museum