Ty Cobb Signing an Autograph photograph

Date1951 July 09

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb, dressed in a suit, signing an autograph for Miss Sandra Heilman in 1951. An unidentified man stands behind them smiling for the camera. The caption to the left of the image (not shown) reads, "7/9-Detroit-Ty Cobb, one of baseball's most colorful and greatest players, signs an autograph for Miss Sandra Heilman at 50th birthday party of Detroit Tigers here tonight."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0084

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961

Subject Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions7 x 9 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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