Kenesaw Mountain Landis 1956-63 Artvue Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard (Type 2)
Description
A slide of a 1956-63 Artvue Hall of Fame Plaque (Type 2) postcard of Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The postcard issued by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum shows Landis' Hall of Fame Plaque. He is hatless, in a suit and tie, shoulders up, facing forward. The plaque reads, "KENESAW MOUNTAIN LANDIS; BASEBALL'S FIRST COMMISSIONER, ELECTED, 1920-DIED IN OFFICE, 1944. HIS INTEGRITY AND LEADERSHIP ESTABLISHED BASEBALL IN THE RESPECT, ESTEEM AND AFFECTION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE." Under the plaque, it reads, "NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK."
Player(s)
Team(s)
Unknown
League(s)
Unknown
Picture Date
1956–1963
Subject
Baseball executives; Hall of famers; Baseball commissioners
Source
Artvue Post Card Company
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Cooperstown (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Laj-Lop
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)