Blanche McGraw and Willie Mays photograph

Datebetween 1958 and 1962

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Willie Mays and Blanche McGraw captured smiling at the edge of an unidentified stadiums' seating. Mays is dressed in the San Francisco Giants road uniform. A caption is stamped on the back of the photograph (not shown) reads, "McGraw, John Mrs. Widow of Baseball Manager." A second caption is on the back of the photograph (not shown) reads, "Willie Mays and Mrs. John McGraw." Based on Mays' uniform and his time with the San Francisco Giants this photograph was taken between 1958 and 1962.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1231

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Greene, William C., 1901-1963

Subject McGraw, Blanche, 1882-1962

Subject Mays, Willie, 1931-

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions4.5 x 7 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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