Ted Williams signs contract while Red Sox officials, including Cronin and Collins, look on

Ted Williams signs contract while Red Sox officials, including Cronin and Collins, look on

Item Information

Title:
Ted Williams signs contract while Red Sox officials, including Cronin and Collins, look on
Description:
Boston Red Sox officials, including (seated) manager Joe Cronin and general manager Eddie Collins, surround Ted Williams in the Red Sox offices as he signs a contract.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
[ca. 1940–1941]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Baseball managers
Williams, Ted, 1918-2002
Cronin, Joe, 1906-1984
Collins, Eddie, 1887-1951
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/nz807x88b
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Ted Williams signs contract while Red Sox officials, including Cronin and Collins, look on, 1940-1949
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
In this image, Williams is most likely signing his 1940 contract. The man standing on the far right is Red Sox minor league director Billy Evans, whose last year with the Red Sox was 1941 (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
Accession #:
08_06_028202