Roberto Clemente Batting negative
Date1955 or 1956
DescriptionA black-and-white negative of Roberto Clemente posed in a batting position on the field at the Polo Grounds, taken between 1955 and 1957. Clemente is shown from the knees up, wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates away uniform. Clemente appears to be in the process of swinging a bat held in both hands. Part of the seating at the Polo Grounds is visible in the background. The date of the negative was determined by examining the record of Clemente's career.
Object numberBL-2012-00142-878
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
Subject
Clemente, Roberto, 1934-1972
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 009 Osvaldo Salas photographic materials
Dimensions4.75 x 3.75 in.
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
1951
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1952 and 1957
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
1951
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1953 and 1957
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
1952 or 1953
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1952 and 1956
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1952 and 1957
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1952 and 1956
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1952 and 1957
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Salas, Osvaldo, 1914-1992
between 1950 and 1958