Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in Blue Bonnet Commercial photograph

Datecirca 1980

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Mickey Mantle, left, and Willie Mays, right, on the set of a Blue Bonnet margarine commercial, taken around 1980. The pair is seated at a dinner table and wearing bonnets while eating corn. On the table there is a spread including glasses of beer, steak, corn, bread, salt and pepper, and margarine. Both men are looking into the camera. They sit in front of a generic background.

Object numberBL-1998-00137-004

Subject Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995

Subject Mays, Willie, 1931-

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions14 x 11 in.

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