Walter Johnson Sitting photograph

Dateundated

DescriptionA black-and-white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Walter Johnson, dressed in a suit and tie, sitting in a chair. The background around his head has been grayed out. The image caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Walter Johnson of Hall of Fame team, who pitched ball for Babe Ruth at the New York Journal American War game yesterday (Thursday) in his suite at the Hotel New Yorker." A news clipping on the back (also not shown) is blocking this caption and is a story about Johnson's death.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0249

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Johnson, Walter, 1887-1946

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8 x 10 in.

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