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[Luther Dummy" Taylor New York NL (baseball)]" – Historic Reproduction

[Luther Dummy" Taylor New York NL (baseball)]", [1903] — historic photograph
[Luther Dummy" Taylor New York NL (baseball)]", [1903]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

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Few players of the era drew as much attention as Luther "Dummy" Taylor, a deaf pitcher who was in the New York Giants' rotation when this 1903 portrait was made. The nickname was a period term that modern readers will find dated, though Taylor was known for his skill and for his use of sign language to talk with teammates and umpires. He pitched in the National League for several seasons, and his career helped show that a deaf athlete could compete at the highest level of professional baseball. This photograph comes from the Bain News Service collection, which documented New York newsmakers and sports figures in the early twentieth century.

Created / published[1903]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006. Title from caption card and item: Luther Taylor. LOT subdivision subject: Baseball - Players, alphabetically arranged. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). ONC; Websters; www. Caption card tracings: Sports -- Baseball; BI; Baseball; Shelf.
Original scan974 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145548

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