1939 Baseball Centennial : scrapbook, 1939

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1939 Baseball Centennial : scrapbook, 1939

A collection of black-and-white photographs taken by Telfer between May and August of 1939. Photos include parades, teams, games at Doubleday Field. Shots of Landis, Joe DiMaggio and group shot of inductees. There are 132 photographs in this collection.

1 scrapbook (370mm x 305mm x 40mm)

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations." Cooperstown is often used as shorthand (or a metonym) for the ...

DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999

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Joseph Paul DiMaggio was born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr., on November 25, 1914, in Martinez, California. Nicknamed Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, and sometimes called the Yankee Clipper, DiMaggio play his entire baseball career with the New York Yankess from 1936 to 1951. He died on March 8, 1999. From the description of DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582294 ...

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis was the Commissioner of Baseball (1920-1944). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944. From the description of Letters, 1925, October 7; 1984, May 26. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294753 Kenesaw Mountain Landis was the Commissioner of Baseball (1920-1944). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944. From the description of Letter, 1943, March 13. 1943. (National Baseball Hall o...

Doubleday Field (Baseball)

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Baseball Centennial 1939.

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Telfer, A. J.

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