Ted Williams June 1948 Varsity Magazine Cover
Description
A color slide of the cover of the June 1948 issue of Varsity: The Young Man’s Magazine. Ted Williams is shown without a cap, wearing a Boston Red Sox home uniform with the top button unbuttoned. He is visible from the chest up, smiling and wiping his neck with a towel in his left hand. The photo is labeled, “TED WILLIAMS, of The Boston Red Sox.” Small black-and-white images also appear at the bottom of the cover. On the left are boxers “[Joe] LOUIS vs [Jersey Joe] WALCOTT,” while on the right is “GIL DODDS, America’s Top Miler.” The cover does not reference a featured article on Williams. The magazine is copyrighted by The Parents’ Institute, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Player(s)
Williams, Ted, 1918-2002
Team(s)
Boston - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1948–1948
Subject
Hall of Famers; Outfielders (Baseball); Boxers, African-American; Long-distance running
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Wil
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)