Photograph by:

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Homestead Grays, American, 1912 - 1950  Search this

Seward Hayes Posey, 1887 - 1951  Search this

Robert Gaston  Search this

Johnny Wright, American, 1916 - 1990  Search this

Buck Leonard, American, 1907 - 1997  Search this

Terris McDuffie, American, 1910 - 1968  Search this

Roy Partlow, American, 1911 - 1987  Search this

Jud Wilson, American, 1894 - 1963  Search this

J. C. Hamilton, American  Search this

Dave Whatley, American, born 1914  Search this

Vic Harris, American, 1905 - 1978  Search this

Ray Brown, American, 1908 - 1965  Search this

Chester Williams, American, 1906 - 1952  Search this

Howard Easterling, American, 1911 - 1993  Search this

Matt Carlisle, American, 1910 - 1973  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 × 11 7/16 in. (22.9 × 29.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941

Description:

A black and white photograph of Homestead Grays baseball team posed on Forbes Field in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The team is pictured in two rows with team manager Seward "See" Posey sitting in front at center. The first row, kneeling, from the left, includes: Robert "Rab Roy" Gaston, Johnny Wright, Buck Leonard, Terris McDuffie, Roy Partlow, Jud Wilson, and unknown. The second row, standing, from the left includes: J. C. Hamilton, Dave Whatley, Vic Harris, Ray Brown, Chester Williams, Howard Easterling, and Matt Carlisle. The bottom right corner has an inscription of the number: [340]. The back of the photograph is blank.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Photography  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number:

2014.302.78

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598122eb4-4268-48a3-aeff-60ae3a084469

EDAN-URL:

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