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Scan of a man in a baseball uniform standing on the sidewalk

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

John Johnson, American, 1879 - 1953

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Created by

Douglas R. Keister, American

Description

A digital scan of a man posing in a baseball uniform in Lincoln, Nebraska. The man stands on a sidewalk in front of a house and yard. He wears a dark colored baseball uniform with white piping and [GILLENS] printed across the chest. He has a catcher's mitt on his left hand.

Credit Line

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

Date

1919-1925; scanned 2012

Object number

2012.56.1.44

Restrictions & Rights

© Douglas Keister
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 8800 pixels × 6299 pixels, 158.66 MB

Place captured

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Athletes
Baseball
Photography
Recreation
Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d765856a-76ff-4a78-bd7d-60a9b3dc9dd4

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.56.1.44

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