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[William J. Klem, baseball umpire, full-length portrait, standing, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[William J. Klem, baseball umpire, full-length portrait, standing, facing left], 1914 Oct. 5. — historic photograph
[William J. Klem, baseball umpire, full-length portrait, standing, facing left], 1914 Oct. 5.. Historic photograph from the Baseball collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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William J. Klem, shown here standing full length and turned to the left, was one of the best-known umpires of the early twentieth century, and he worked National League games for decades. Bain's studio portraits of sports figures from the 1910s were often taken for newspaper use, so this image likely served editors covering the game. Klem earned the nickname "The Old Arbitrator" for his firm, authoritative style behind the plate, and a portrait like this captures the formal presence that made him a fixture of the era.

Created / published1914 Oct. 5.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesGeorge Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,338 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142218

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