Henry Aaron with Bust


Description

A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Henry Aaron, seen with his left arm around a bust of himself during a pregame presentation at Braves Stadium. Aaron is wearing an Atlanta Braves home uniform, visible from the legs up. He is looking slightly to his right. The bust depicts Aaron smiling and in a Braves uniform. The blurry background shows an unknown man taking a photograph. The caption underneath the photograph reads, (AXS4) Atlanta, April 8 - A Bust of Slugger Aaron - Henry Aaron, the Atlanta Braves slugger, posed with bust of himself at Atlanta Stadium Monday night. Bust was presented to Aaron as part of a salute to him prior to start of the Braves-Los Angeles Dodgers game. Aaron last week hit his 714th career homer to tie the legendary Babe Ruth. He's in quest of the 715th. (AP Wirephoto) (d22046stf) 1974"

Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021
Team(s)
Atlanta - NL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
April 8, 1974
Subject
Hall of famers; African American baseball players; Batting (Baseball); Busts.
Source
AP
Stadium
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Location
Atlanta (Ga.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
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