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[Ed Konetchy, baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates, standing, while holding a basketball] – Antique Wall Art

[Ed Konetchy, baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates, standing, while holding a basketball], 1914 April 8. — historic photograph
[Ed Konetchy, baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates, standing, while holding a basketball], 1914 April 8.. 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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Unlike the uniformed poses that fill most baseball collections of the period, this portrait shows Ed Konetchy, a Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, holding a basketball. The picture is dated April 8, 1914, when ballclubs were gathering for the new season and players often used indoor games to stay in shape. It comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, a body of news photographs made and distributed in the 1910s, so it shows how newspapers presented athletes to the public.

Created / published1914 April 8.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsKonetchy, Edward Joseph,--1885-1947. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)--People--1910-1920. Baseball players--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-209203

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