Lefty Grove with Virgil Alexander photograph

Date1955 May 02

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Lefty Grove, left, captured shaking hands with Mayor Virgil Alexander. Both gentlemen are smiling at one another during the handshake. A caption on the front of the photograph (not shown) states, "May 2--Robert Moses (Lefty) Grove, one time major league baseball great, shakes hands with Mayor Virgil Alexander of Lonaconing as they wound up a campaign in which Alexander was reelected mayor and Grove was elected to his first political office as town councilman. 1955"

Object numberB-1963-0696-006

Subject Grove, Lefty, 1900-1975

Subject Alexander, Virgil

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 088 Democrat and Chronicle photographic materials

Dimensions8.5 x 5.5 in.

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

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