Boxer Joe Louis joins the US Army in 1942, does physical labor to train in 1936, and trains in 1946
1942: boxer Joe Louis, wearing overcoat and fedora, walks with military policeman as he arrives at Fort Jay on Governors Island, NY, to enlist in the US Army / military doctor uses stethoscope to listen to Louis's heart / pan up Louis's shirtless torso to his face / 1936: horse draws plow as Louis plows land / Louis chops wood / montage Louis and trainer Jack Blackburn cut a log using a cross-cut saw / 1946: Louis spars with partner at training camp at Pompton Lakes, NJ / Louis punches speed bag / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact dates not known]
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Editorial #:
502236832
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1942
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:26:23
Location:
Governors Island, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
ghoc_s-02_08.mov
- Military Recruitment,
- 1940-1949,
- Archival,
- Army,
- Arrival,
- Bag,
- Black And White,
- Black History in the US,
- Boxing - Sport,
- Doctor,
- Documentary Footage,
- Fedora,
- Fighting,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Film Montage,
- Governors Island,
- Horse,
- Instructor,
- Joe Louis - Boxer,
- Lab Coat,
- Listening,
- Log,
- Military,
- New York City,
- Newsreel,
- Overcoat,
- Police Force,
- Produced Segment,
- Punching,
- Real Time Video,
- Shirtless,
- Speed,
- Speed Bag,
- Sport,
- Sports Shoe,
- Stethoscope,
- Torso,
- US Military,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,
- Walking,
- Wood - Material,