Baseball, signed by broadcaster Red Barber
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Object Details
- signer
- Barber, Red
- Spalding
- Description
- Baseball signed by baseball broadcaster Red Barber (1908-1992). At the time, Barber was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers, for whom he worked from 1934 to 1953. Barber also served in as announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1934-1938) and New York Yankees (1954-1966.)
- The ball is inscribed " For my Friend Ronald Gabriel, good luck, Red Barber /1/13/53."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1953
- ID Number
- 2009.0243.18
- accession number
- 2009.0243
- catalog number
- 2009.0243.18
- Object Name
- baseball
- autographed baseball
- baseball, autographed
- Physical Description
- cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1392994
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-373e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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