P_BL-1968-01451-0058

A black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb as he inspects some of the oranges he grows on his farm. The image caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Georgia Peach Raises Oranges Now. Tyrus Raymond Cobb (above), the one-time famed 'Georgia Peach' of baseball, inspects some of the oranges he raises on his farm at Atherton, Calif. Nearing 58, Cobb said Feb. 3 he hopes league baseball will continue despite the war and declared 'if worst came to worst, I'd get back into harness myself to help preserve it.' "