Pirates pitcher Cy Blanton warms up at Braves Field

Pirates pitcher Cy Blanton warms up at Braves Field

Item Information

Title:
Pirates pitcher Cy Blanton warms up at Braves Field
Description:
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Cy Blanton warming up in front of the Pirates' first base dugout prior to a game at Braves Field.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
1936
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass negatives
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Baseball
Braves Field (Boston, Mass.)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Allston
Braves Field (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:
1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wd375z66r
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2016.
Cy Blanton wore #46 for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1935 to 1939, but his socks and uniform style make it unlikely this photograph was taken in 1936, 1938, or 1939 (Society for American Baseball Research, 2016).
Accession #:
08_06_036793