Jackie Robinson on the Cover of 1946 Negro Baseball Yearbook
Description
A color slide of the cover of a 1946 Negro Baseball Yearbook featuring a full-length black-and-white photograph of Jackie Robinson. The cover is red except for a circle behind Robinson that shows fans sitting in a stadium's upper and lower deck. Robinson is holding a baseball bat above his left shoulder as if he has just completed his swing. He is wearing a Kansas City Monarchs uniform and a generic cap. Text in the bottom left of the cover with stars for bullet points reads, "Records, All-American, East-West Game, World Series, and Crashing the Majors"
Player(s)
Robinson, Jacki,e 1919-1972
Team(s)
Kansas City - NAL
League(s)
Negro American League
Picture Date
1945–1946
Subject
Hall of famers; Batting (Baseball); African American baseball players; Negro Leagues; Publications; Yearbooks
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Rob-Rus
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)