Johnny Evers Reacts to Baseball Hall of Fame Selection photograph

Date1946 April 24

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Johnny Evers laying in bed reacting to the news of his selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Caption (not shown) reads, "Albany, N.Y., April 24 - Johnny Evers, bedridden for several years, was 'tickled' today after election to Baseball's Hall of Fame. He was 'very glad' his old Chicago team mates, Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, 'made it, too.'"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0101

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Evers, Johnny

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Duplicate/Alternate CopyB-135-63-1

Dimensions8 x 10 in.

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

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