Grand Rapids Chicks Player Group photograph

Date1945

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of five Grand Rapids Chicks players - Elizabeth Berthiaume Wicken, Twila "Twi" Shively, Joyce Hill Westerman, Margaret "Marge" Wenzell, and Philomena Gianfrancisco - in 1945. The players are kneeling in a half-circle in the field listening to Elizabeth Berthiaume Wicken. Three of them hold baseball bats and their gloves can be seen on the ground next to them.

Object numberBL-1998-03272-219

Subject Westerman, Joyce

Subject Grand Rapids Chicks (Baseball team)

Subject All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 084 Connie Wisniewski photographic material

Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.

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