Connie Mack 89th Birthday photograph, 1951 December 22

Date1951 December 22

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Connie Mack captured as he goes to take a bite into a slice of cake at his 89th birthday celebration. Mack is dressed in a Philadelphia Athletics jersey and cap. A large two tiered cake is in front of him and he is pointing at it with his left index finger. The cake states, "89 Congratulations Connie Mack." A newspaper clipping affixed to the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "Connie Takes The Cake Philadelphia: On the eve of his 89th birthday, Connie Mack, wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia 'A's' which he managed until recently, celebrates the occasion, Dec. 22, in Philadelphia, with a hefty slice of a big cake. The silver-haired man with the unparalleled diamond career of 66 years as player and manager, as spry as ever, keeps up a healthy pace in the business of baseball.12/23/51." A newspaper clipping is affixed to the front of an additional copy (not shown) and states, "12/22/51-Phila, Pa.-Shibe Park-Connie Mack, who is almost as venerable as baseball itself, today marked his 89th birthday in the 'Elephant Room' at Shibe Park. He resigned as manager in 1950 after 50 years in that spot and now holds the title as president of the Athletics." The creation date of this photograph is based on the included caption.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1135

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 9 in.

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

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