Baseballs autographed by six Presidents. 'Big Train's' gift to Baseball Hall of Fame. Washington, D.C., April 29. Walter Johnson's contribution to the National Baseball Museum at Cooperstown, New York, will be these six baseballs autographed by six presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Wo
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1939
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 9,970 × 8,010 pixels
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"Baseballs autographed by six Presidents. 'Big Train's' gift to Baseball Hall of Fame. Washington, D.C., April 29. Walter Johnson's contribution to the National Baseball Museum at Cooperstown, New York, will be these six baseballs autographed by six presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Wo" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baseballs_autographed_by_six_Presidents._%27Big_Train%27s%27_gift_to_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame._Washington,_D.C.,_April_29._Walter_Johnson%27s_contribution_to_the_National_Baseball_Museum_at_LCCN2016875530.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 272574.
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