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Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1929
Mel Ott Batting photograph
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1929
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Mel Ott Batting photograph

Dateprobably 1929
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Mel Ott captured at bat. Ott has completed his swing and is now holding a baseball bat on the right side of his body. Ott's feet are sliding in the dirt as he looks up to follow a baseball he has just hit. Ott is dressed in a New York Giants home uniform. Based on Ott's uniform and his time with the Giants, this photograph was probably taken in 1929.
Object numberBL-1968-01451-1279
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions7.5 x 9.5 in.
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Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1929
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0293
New York World-Telegram
probably 1929
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1931
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0294
New York World-Telegram
probably 1931
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1931
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1283
New York World-Telegram
probably 1931
Mel Ott composite photograph, probably 1955
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0300
New York World-Telegram
probably 1955
Mel Ott composite photograph, probably 1955
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1258
New York World-Telegram
probably 1955
Mel Ott Batting photograph, between 1933 and 1936
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1260
New York World-Telegram
between 1933 and 1936
Mel Ott Batting photograph, 1940 or 1941
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1284
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
1940 or 1941
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1943
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0298
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
probably 1943
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1943
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1277
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
probably 1943
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1937
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0297
New York World-Telegram
probably 1937
Mel Ott Batting photograph, probably 1937
Object number: BL-1968-01451-1338
New York World-Telegram
probably 1937
Mel Ott Batting photograph, 1926 or 1927
Object number: BL-1999-03769-015
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
1926 or 1927