Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Martín Dihigo, Cuban, 1906 - 1971  Search this

Medium:

paper, ink

Dimensions:

H x W: 2 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (6.7 × 4.9 cm)

Type:

portraits

baseball cards

Date:

ca. 1945

Description:

Black and white baseball card of Martín Dihigo of the baseball team Caramelo. The front of the card features Dihigo wearing a baseball jersey top and cap. In the lower left corner is a small circle with a number centered within [65]. On the reverse is black text in Spanish: [65-Martín Dihigo. Pit-/cher e Infielder. Jugò el pa-/sado año con el club Ha-/bana./OBSEQUIO DEL/Caramelo/DEPORTIVO/Fabricado y Distribuído/Por/FELICES/A. Seco, 270. Telf U-2233]. The card is enclosed in a plastic bag within a hard plastic rectangular shell.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.183.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition:

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b23d566-b719-4f70-ad61-877b81f41dc9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.183.2