Nap Lajoie Batting Pose photograph

Date1905

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie posing in a batting stance for a photographer. Lajoie stands in a right-handed batting stance with his hands choked a few inches from the bat handle. Because Lajoie's feet are not pointed towards home plate and with his back elbow lowered, this can be inferred to be a staged photograph. Lajoie wears an away Cleveland Naps uniform, and based on the uniform details, the photograph was taken in 1905. Lajoie stands on a dirt surface very close to a large wooden wall or door. The location of this photograph is unidentified.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0192

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Lajoie, Napoleon, 1874-1959

Subject Cleveland Guardians (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Duplicate/Alternate CopyBL-555-68

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions4.5 x 8.25 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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