Joe McGinnity photograph

Date1929 October 23

DescriptionA black-and-white portrait of Joe McGinnity. The caption on the reverse side [not pictured] reads, "Iron Man of Baseball Awaiting Death. New York....Joe McGinnity, the "Iron Man" of baseball, who is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Lappen, Brooklyn, awaiting death which doctors say is uncertain. McGinnity won fame for his ability to pitch eighteen innings of baseball in one day. F-10-23-29."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0220

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject McGinnity, Joe, 1871-1929

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6 x 8 in.

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