Big Train now calls 'em from the announcer's booth. Washington, D.C., April 22. 'Big Train' Walter Johnson, long time star in baseball's hall of fame, is now Washington's CBS station, WJSV, announcer of all the games played by the Senators. He is shown at the mike calling the play by play of yesterd
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"Big Train now calls 'em from the announcer's booth. Washington, D.C., April 22. 'Big Train' Walter Johnson, long time star in baseball's hall of fame, is now Washington's CBS station, WJSV, announcer of all the games played by the Senators. He is shown at the mike calling the play by play of yesterd" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Train_now_calls_%27em_from_the_announcer%27s_booth._Washington,_D.C.,_April_22._%27Big_Train%27_Walter_Johnson,_long_time_star_in_baseball%27s_hall_of_fame,_is_now_Washington%27s_CBS_station,_WJSV,_LCCN2016875496.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 272925.
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