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[Tris Speaker, Boston AL (baseball)] (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

[Tris Speaker, Boston AL (baseball)]

1912 Sept. 28.

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Original data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Speaker, Red Sox, 1912, 9/28/12.
Corrected title based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

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Baseball

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10963

Call Number: LC-B2- 2457-14

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loren1996 (29 months ago)

Baseball Reference stats:
www.baseball-reference.com/s/speaktr01.shtml
This photo was taken in his only MVP season.
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budderflyman (29 months ago)

Speaker was at one time considered one of the three greatest AL outfielders along with Cobb and Ruth. Kind of an odd pose....talk about pulling the ball. LOL
davidmesaaz (29 months ago)

That is cool thanks for sharing.
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Kayak49 (29 months ago)

An interesting feature of men's wear from that era: a belt loop in-line with front zippers/button flys.
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nana_cindy42 [deleted] (29 months ago)

These pictures are priceless!!!!
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Cavutto (29 months ago)

Wow, this guy was/is a legend.
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paulina006@sbcglobal.net (29 months ago)

Tris Speaker was known as on of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in history.
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