Bob Feller Riding Motor Bicycle photograph

Date1951 July 21

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Bob Feller, wearing street clothes, riding a miniature motor bike in front of his airplane on July 21, 1951. A caption on the back of the photo (not shown) reads, "Fireball Express-Cleveland: Bobby Feller, the Indian's great righthander (sic), scoots along to Municiple (sic) Stadium, on his folding motor bike. When the Indians play at Cleveland, Rapid Robert who lives in Gates Mills, O., about 20 miles away, flies to and from the game. The small scooter folds neatly and thus can be easily stored in the plane. 7/21/51"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0134

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Feller, Bob, 1918-2010

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9 x 7 in.

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

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