Object Details
- Created by
- Spalding, American, founded 1876
- Signed by
- Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
- Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993
- Joe Black, American, 1924 - 2002
- Description
- A white leather with red stitching Spalding® Official National League baseball signed by members of the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Billy Cox, Bobby Morgan, George Shuba, Wayne Belardi, Don Thompson, Rube Walker, Bill Antonello, Carl Erskine, Preacher Roe, Billy Loes, Clem Labine, Ben Wade, Joe Black, Jim Hughes, and manager Chuck Dressen.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1953
- Object number
- 2012.62.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- baseballs
- Medium
- cork, rubber, wool, cotton, leather and thread
- Dimensions
- 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 x 7 x 7 cm)
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Men
- Race relations
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.62.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590a87846-accf-4367-9393-1490c9478689
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