Poster advertising a game between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Stars

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Object Details

Printed by

Unidentified

Subject of

Satchel Paige, American, 1906 - 1982

Goose Tatum, American, 1921 - 1967

Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990

Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965

New York Harlem Stars, American, 1931 - 1931

Description

A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Stchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

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

Date

1962

Object number

2013.135.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

posters

Medium

ink on cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm)

Place printed

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Harlem, 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 - Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Segregation

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f17111f-5a43-4890-8365-a11ff8c0a903

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.135.3