Shawkey, Yanks, 1921 – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with Shawkey, Yanks, 1921, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Shawkey, Yanks, 1921
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The title names pitcher Bob Shawkey of the New York Yankees, and this 1921 glass negative from the Bain News Service captures him during a season when the club was rising toward its first American League pennant. That year the Yankees played their home games at the Polo Grounds, which they shared with the Giants. Bain's agency produced large numbers of negatives for newspapers and magazines, so pictures like this one offer a close look at working ballplayers of the early 1920s. The name comes from the agency's own notes and has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,002 × 4,290 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-37988 |
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