Nap Lajoie Poses for Portrait photograph

Date1937 January 23

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie posing for a photographic portrait as a retired baseball player. Lajoie is pictured from his chest up to his head. Lajoie wears a collared, white T-shirt with a three-quarters zipper. Lajoie smiles at the photographer showing visible facial wrinkles and silver streaks in his dark colored hair. On the reverse, there is a caption (not shown) stating, "(NY) LAKE WORTH, FLA. --JAN. 23--NAPOLEON LAJOIE, WHO AMASSED A LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE OF .338 AND FIELDING AVERAGE OF .996 AS SECOND BASEMAN OF THE OLD PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS EXHIBITED HIS BROAD SMILE AS HE WAS TOLD, HIS NAME HAD BEEN ENTERED IN BASEBALL'S 'HALL OF FAME' AT COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. LAJOIE ENJOYS EXCELLENT HEALTH. 1-23-37 11:25AM"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0194

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Lajoie, Napoleon, 1874-1959

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions5.75 x 7.5 in.

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