Honus Wagner photograph

Datebetween 1902 and 1903

DescriptionA black-and-white, full length, photograph of Honus Wagner captured standing on field, holding a bat in a bunting position. Wagner is grinning directly at the camera. Wagner is dressed in the Pittsburgh Pirates road uniform. An unidentified stadium is in the background. The caption below the photograph (not shown) states, "Hans Wegner. Celebrated Shortstop of Pittsburgh National League Team. An Exceptionally Good All=Around Player, and He is Particularly Clever in Straightening Out the Curved Balls Thrown by Ambitious Occupants of the Pitcher's Box." Based on his uniform and his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, this photograph was taken between 1902 and 1903.

Object numberBL-1999-03769-080

Subject Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955

Subject Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions5.25 x 8.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Public Access NotePlease note that not all works are on view at all times - their availability is subject to change per the discretion of the Museum staff. Only a portion of NBHFM's collection is currently online and the information presented here is subject to updates and additions based on research and imaging activities. The images, titles, and descriptions are products of their time. If you have corrections or additional information about this object, please email research@baseballhall.org to help improve our records. This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of an image contrary to or in addition to the information in our records. For more information or access to a high resolution reproduction (some fees may apply), contact: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.