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D20433-1
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- 1945-10-02 (Creation)
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October, 1945, portrait of Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, former United States and National Boxing Association middleweight champion. In a professional career that started when he was 15 in 1927, Freddie Steele only lost 5 of 133 bouts. He lost his title to Seattle's Al Hostak at that city's Civic Stadium on July 26th, 1938, and later became an actor in films. At the time of this October 2, 1945, photograph taken at the Winthrop Hotel, Freddie Steele was on the last leg of a nationwide tour to promote "The Story of G.I.Joe," a motion picture based on the experiences of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Steele's role of a tough army sergeant had garnered praise from many critics. A group of old-time friends joined the former boxer at a luncheon arranged by John Hamrick theaters' manager, Will Conner. ALBUM 9. (T.Times 10-3-45, p. 11, TNT 10-3-45, p. 14)
Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950;