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
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999
Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)
Collection NumberBA MSS 298
Dimensions11 x 14.5 in.
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Object number: BL-2001-00092-017
St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
1968 February 08
Object number: BL-1956-00222
Lyons, Harry, 1866-1912
1889 December 26
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0272
New York World-Telegram
probably 1943
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1297
New York World-Telegram
probably 1943
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0727
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
1948 August 19