Happy Felsch Clutching Bat photograph
Date1915 or 1916
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Oscar "Happy" Felsch standing on a baseball field posing with a baseball bat for a photographer. Felsch grasps the baseball bat in a right-handed stance with his hands choked-up two inches from the handle. Based on the details of the uniform, the photograph was taken in 1915 or 1916. There are no spectators in the stadium stands in the background. Although credited as 1919, this uniform fits the description of a 1915 or 1916 uniform.
Object numberBL-1968-01451-0900
Publisher
New York World-Telegram
Subject
Felsch, Happy, 1891-1964
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions8 x 10 in.
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