Johnny Evers Dual photograph, circa 1905 and 1946

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Johnny Evers Dual photograph

Datecirca 1905 and 1946

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph containing two pictures of Johnny Evers from different eras of his life. Caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Famed Johnny Evers Near Death. Albany, N.Y. -- Johnny Evers, former star infielder for the Chicago Cubs, was reported Mar. 27 losing his battle to stay alive in an Albany hospital. The one time middleman of the famed double play trio of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" was said to be in a 'very grave condition.' At left is how Evers looked when he played second base for the Cubs in the early 1900's and at the right is how the infielder appeared in 1946 after being admitted to Baseball's Hall of Fame. 3/27/1947." Photograph to the right is marked by previous owner, most likely for publishing purposes.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0111

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 CopyBL-3350-71

Dimensions9 x 6.5 in.

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

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