On Top of the World cartoon

Date1955 February

DescriptionAn original cartoon by Leo O'Mealia titled, 'On Top of the World', February 1955. It depicts Ted Lyons, Joe DiMaggio, Dazzy Vance, and Gabby Hartnett erecting a Hall of Fame flag labelled "Baseball World," over the HOF building. Cartoon commemorates their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. O'Mealia's trademark lion is sitting in a cloud on the lower right corner.

Object numberB-1955-0050

Subject Vance, Dazzy

Subject Hartnett, Gabby, 1900-1972

Subject National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Subject DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 298

Dimensions11 x 14.5 in.

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