Baseball philatelists await the Farley signature. Let to right, in the rear: Warren Giles, vice-president of the Cincinnati Reds; Bill McKechnie, manager of the Reds; Bill Terry, manager of the Giants, and Clark Griffith, president of the Senators, with samples of the new issue of the baseball stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the game. In front is Postmaster General Jim Farley, ready to autograph the stamps.

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Title:
Baseball philatelists await the Farley signature. Let to right, in the rear: Warren Giles, vice-president of the Cincinnati Reds; Bill McKechnie, manager of the Reds; Bill Terry, manager of the Giants, and Clark Griffith, president of the Senators, with samples of the new issue of the baseball stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the game. In front is Postmaster General Jim Farley, ready to autograph the stamps.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Baseball ... Owners
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. June 1939]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Baseball
Business people
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 179 x 233 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1z40pv96t
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000949_0003
Barcode:
39999088103344