Bill Killefer and Lew Fonseca glass plate negative

Datebetween 1932 and 1933

DescriptionA black-and-white glass plate negative of St. Louis Browns manager Bill Killefer, left, captured as he is shaking hands with Chicago White Sox manager Lew Fonseca on the baseball field at Comiskey Park. Both gentlemen are smiling. Killefer is looking off into the distance. Fonseca is holding a baseball bat in his left hand. Killefer is dressed in the St. Louis Browns road uniform whereas Fonseca is dressed in the Chicago White Sox home uniform. Unidentified baseball fans are visible in the stadium seating at Comiskey Park in the background. Based on Killefer and Fonseca's uniforms and their time with their respective teams this negative was taken between 1932 and 1933. Deterioration to the negative is visible in the image.

Object numberBL-1971-00225-004

Publisher Chicago Today

Subject Killefer, Bill, 1887-1960

Subject Fonseca, Lew

Subject Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 028 Chicago Today photographic materials

Dimensions4 x 5 in.

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