Honus Wagner photograph

Datebetween 1933 and 1937

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Honus Wagner squatting outside an unidentified dugout. Wagner is captured in profile, looking intently at the field with his hands clasped holding a baseball bat. Wagner is dressed in the Pittsburgh Pirates road uniform. The caption on the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "Wagner, commissioner of semi-pro baseball, who.....program of the National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress." Based on Wagner's uniform and his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, this photograph was taken between 1933 and 1937.

Object numberBL-1946-00550-013

Photographer Burke, George, 1874-1951

Subject Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955

Subject Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 021 George Burke & George Brace photographic materials

Dimensions3.75 x 5.75 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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