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[Walter Johnson, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding little girl on large glove] – Antique Photo Print

[Walter Johnson, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding little girl on large glove], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Walter Johnson, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding little girl on large glove], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Here the Washington Senators' star pitcher holds a little girl on an oversized baseball glove, a lighthearted touch that sets this portrait apart from the more formal sporting photographs of the era. Walter Johnson pitched for the Senators from 1907 to 1927, earning the nickname "The Big Train" for his fastball and becoming a beloved figure in the capital. The National Photo Company, which worked in Washington during these decades, recorded many local people and events, and this print, made sometime between 1909 and 1932, reflects that record of city life.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsJohnson, Walter Perry,--1887-1946. Children & adults--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184923

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