Baseball signed by the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers team

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Object Details

Created by

Spalding, American, founded 1876

Signed by

Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972

Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993

Joe Black, American, 1924 - 2002

Description

A white leather with red stitching Spalding® Official National League baseball signed by members of the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Billy Cox, Bobby Morgan, George Shuba, Wayne Belardi, Don Thompson, Rube Walker, Bill Antonello, Carl Erskine, Preacher Roe, Billy Loes, Clem Labine, Ben Wade, Joe Black, Jim Hughes, and manager Chuck Dressen.

Credit Line

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

Date

1953

Object number

2012.62.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

baseballs

Medium

cork, rubber, wool, cotton, leather and thread

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 x 7 x 7 cm)

Place depicted

Brooklyn, 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

Tools and Equipment

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Men

Race relations

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590a87846-accf-4367-9393-1490c9478689

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.62.2