Mel Ott composite photograph

Datebetween 1926 and 1946

DescriptionA black-and-white composite photograph of Mel Ott. In the photograph on the left Ott has a large smile. He is dressed in a New York Giants home uniform. In the photograph on the right, Ott has his eyebrows slightly furrowed and has a straight face. Based on a date on the reverse (not shown), the composite appears to have been created in 1946. The dates of the individual images are unknown but would have been taken sometime during Ott's playing career, covering the span of 1926 through the date of publication, 1946.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0299

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ott, Mel, 1909-1958

Subject New York Giants (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.25 x 6.5 in.

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

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