Cap Anson Memorial Service photograph

Dateundated

DescriptionA typed image caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Baseball Heroes of Past and Present Honor Anson's Memory. News Item: -Diamond veterans who played with and against Ad[t]ian C. Anson, officials high in civic life, members of the new york Giants and Chicago Cubs and many other notables today participated in the unveiling of a monument to "Pop" Anson at Oakwoods cemetery, Chicago. Oral tributes were paid by Mayor Dever, Judge, Landis and John A Heydler, president of the national League. The granite shaft, beneath symbolic crossed bats and baseball and the name Adrian Constantine Anson bears the inscript-tion" He played the game." CH 416 ; 17 General View of the croad at the memorial services."

Object numberBL-2002-00935-003

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA MSS 026 National League Papers, 1883-1985

Dimensions10 x 4 in.

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