Raising the Braves National League pennant at Braves Field

Raising the Braves National League pennant at Braves Field

Item Information

Title:
Raising the Braves National League pennant at Braves Field
Description:
Officials pose with 1948 National League pennant prior to Marines raising the banner at Braves Field on Opening Day 1949. (l to r, on left of pennant) Braves co-owner Guido Rugo, general manager John Quinn, owner Joe Maney, (on right of pennant) owner Lou Perini, and National League president Ford Frick. Player representative Tommy Holmes and manager Billy Southworth are visible on right behind pennant.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
April 18, 1949
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball
Stadiums
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Braves Field (Boston, Mass.)
Frick, Ford C.
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Allston
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/nz807g50q
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: Raising the Braves National League pennant at Braves Field, 1948
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.
Published April 19, 1949, Herald, p. 38 (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
Accession #:
08_06_027531