Mel Ott Pinning Ceremony photograph

Date1943 September 11

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Mel Ott receiving a recognition pin from Paul Norman on September 11, 1943. Ott is dressed in a suit and has a smile on his face as he looks towards Norman. Norman has a large smile and is holding the pin. Ott's teammates, from left to right, Sid Gordon, Ace Adams, Cliff Melton, Johnnie Wittig, and Ernie Lombardi look on as he receives the pin. The desk in the foreground has two identical signs on it that state, "Buy War Bonds / Third War Loan." Ott's teammates are dressed in New York Giants home uniforms. The caption on the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "New York Giants 'Back The Attack' With Bonds New York...the New York Giants, who buy their regular run of war bonds on the payroll savings plan, all bought extra bonds for the third war loan of from $100 to $500 today, Saturday, Sept. 11, at meeting in the locker room at which Paul Norman, deputy manager of U.S. treasury department store. Here Norman pins the war front decoration -- awarded to all who back the attack during the current bond drive -- on manager Mel Ott, while members of the team (L. to R.) Gordon, Adams, Melton, Wittig and Lombardi, look on."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0340

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Ott, Mel, 1909-1958

Subject Gordon, Sid, 1917-1975

Subject Adams, Ace, 1910-2006

Subject Melton, Cliff, 1912-1986

Subject Wittig, Johnnie, 1914-1999

Subject Lombardi, Ernie, 1908-1977

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

Dimensions10 x 8 in.

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

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