[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]

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Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.

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[1] p. : ill. ; 37 cm. folded to 20 cm.

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USS Altamaha (CVE-18) August 11, 1945.

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  • Main Title: [Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]
  • Added Title: Smoker at Sea, Saturday, 11 August, 1945, U. S. S. Altamaha
  • Series Title: B. W. Huntington Collection

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Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.

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[1] p. : ill. ; 37 cm. folded to 20 cm.

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  • August 11, 1945

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USS Altamaha (CVE-18). [Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945], pamphlet, August 11, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1677399/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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