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Baseball card for Willie Mays

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938

    Subject of

    Willie Howard Mays Jr., American, 1931 - 2024

    Description

    Baseball card for Willie Mays. The card includes a color portrait of Mays on the front, in a NY Giants uniform, with the NY Giants logo and his signature. The back of the card features a short biography and Mays' batting and fielding averages.

    Transcription Center Status

    Transcribed by digital volunteers

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1952

    Object number

    2013.120.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    baseball cards

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (9.5 × 6.7 cm)

    Place depicted

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507e63def-6f4c-421a-ba91-9d834079c1f9

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.120.2

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