Billy Werber with Bat digital image

Dateapproximately 1936

DescriptionA black-and-white digital image of Billy Werber captured practicing his batting swing on the sideline of the baseball field. Werber is looking over his right shoulder with a serious expression on his face. Werber is holding the baseball bat on the left side of his body and his back foot is twisting in the dirt. Werber is dressed in the Boston Red Sox road uniform. Numerous baseball fans are visible in the unidentified stadium in the background. Based on Werber's uniform and his time with the Boston Red Sox this digital image was taken in approximately 1936.

Object numberBL-2018-00500-7812

Photographer Conlon, Charles Martin, 1868-1945

Subject Werber, Billy, 1908-2009

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 010 Charles Conlon photographic materials

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