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Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson at Forbes Field
ca. 1932-1951
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Title
Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson at Forbes Field
Creator
Harris, Charles Teenie
Date
ca. 1932-1951
Identifier
1996.69.459
Source Identifier
Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.459
Description
Famous Negro League baseball catcher Josh Gibson in his catchers equipment standing at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. He is wearing a white uniform with the letters G and S visible on either side of his chest protector. Gibson played for the Homestead Grays (1929-'31, '37-'40, '42-'46), the Pittsburgh Crawfords ('32-'36), Santo Domingo('37), and the Mexican League ('40-'41). He was born in 1911 and died young at the age of 35 in 1947. In 1972 he was the second Negro League player to be elected into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. There is an umpire and light tower in background. Ca. 1930-1946.
Type
still image
Subject
Gibson, Josh.
Homestead Grays (Baseball team)
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Portraits--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Catchers (Baseball)--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Baseball fields--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Umpires (Baseball)--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Source
Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
Contributor
Carnegie Museum of Art
Collection
Teenie Harris Photographs
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Rights Holder
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh