Honus Wagner and Cy Young photograph
Dateapproximately 1953
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Honus Wagner (right) and Cy Young. Young is captured smiling at Wagner and holding a baseball up in his right hand. Wagner is looking ahead smirking and holding his cane. The caption on the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "Baseball Greats Meet Carnegie, Pa.:-Cy Young (left), 86, and Honus Wagner, 79, two of baseball's all-time greats, chat outside Wagner's home in Carnegie. Young stopped at Wanger's home after a visit to Cooperstown, N.Y., where the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum stands." Based on the caption, this photograph was taken in approximately 1953.
Object numberBL-1968-01451-0848
Publisher
New York World-Telegram
Subject
Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955
Subject
Young, Cy, 1867-1955
Classificationsphotographic materials
Duplicate/Alternate CopyBL-3789-70|B-318-53
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions7.75 x 6.75 in.
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