Bob Feller photograph

Date1962 January 22

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Bob Feller, dressed in street clothes, posing for a photograph with a shotgun in his house on January 22, 1962. A caption on the back (not shown) reads, "Gates Mills, O.: Rapid Robert Feller, famed Cleveland Indians fireballer, looks over a shotgun in his home here Jan. 22nd. Feller, along with Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson, were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Jan. 23rd. There is also an untitled and undated newspaper clipping about Robinson's and Feller's induction on the back (not shown).

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0135

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

Dimensions8 x 10 in.

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

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