Big train" in new role. Washington, D.C., March 17. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators' pitching star for many years, has been signed by Columbia Broadcasting system to broadcast the home games of the Washington team this summer. He succeeds Arch McDonald who will air the Yankees and Giants games f
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"Big train" in new role. Washington, D.C., March 17. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators' pitching star for many years, has been signed by Columbia Broadcasting system to broadcast the home games of the Washington team this summer. He succeeds Arch McDonald who will air the Yankees and Giants games f" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Big_train%22_in_new_role._Washington,_D.C.,_March_17._Walter_Johnson,_Washington_Senators%27_pitching_star_for_many_years,_has_been_signed_by_Columbia_Broadcasting_system_to_broadcast_the_home_LCCN2016875267.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270053.
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