Jackie Robinson June 1950 Sport Life Magazine Cover


Description

A color slide of the cover of the June 1950 issue of Sport Life showing a large photograph of Jackie Robinson (center) and smaller inserts of Ralph Kiner (left) and Mike Garcia (right). Robinson is standing in profile in a batting stance position with his left side visible from the stomach up. He is wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. He is looking over the camera, which is at a low angle. Kiner is also in profile in a batting stance position with his right side visible from the chest up. He is wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform and looking over his left shoulder at the camera. Garcia is turned slightly to his left but looks back at the camera. He is wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform. The main headline is "are the Rough Days over for Jackie Robinson? (story on Page 10)." Information written on the physical slide reads, "Sport Life 6/48"

Player(s)
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972; Kiner, Ralph, 1922-2014; Garcia, Mike, 1923-1986
Team(s)
Brooklyn - NL; Pittsburgh - NL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date

1950–1950

Subject
Hall of famers; African American baseball players; Magazine covers--1950-1960
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Rob-Rus
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
Tags

None