Connie Mack 86th Birthday photograph, 1948 December 23

Date1948 December 23

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Connie Mack captured as he cuts into his seven layer birthday cake to celebrate his 86th birthday. Mack has a large smile on his face. He is dressed in a suit. The cake features elephants and baseballs on the design and it has, "Connie Mack 86th Birthday," written on it. A newspaper clipping is affixed to the back of the photograph (not shown) (not shown) and states, "Happy Birthday, Connie: Connie Mack, venerable owner-manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, holds knife over his 86th birthday cake in his Shibe Park, headquarters at Philadelphia, Dec. 23. Mack celebrated the anniversary entertaining friends at an informal party." A newspaper clipping below an additional copy of this photograph (not shown) states, "Philadelphia, Dec. 23-- Happy Birthday--Connie Mack, veteran owner-manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, holds knife in his hand as he prepares to divide his huge 86th birthday cake today in his Shibe Park headquarters. Mr. Mack celebrated the anniversary by playing host to friends at an informal party. 1948" Based on the newspaper clippings this photograph was taken on December 23, 1948.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1117

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9 x 7 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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