Postcard of James "Cool Papa" Bell Baseball Hall of Fame plaque
date: label: Date
content: 1974
name: label: Created by
content: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, American, founded 1936
label: Printed by
content: Curt Teich & Company, American, 1898 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: James "Cool Papa" Bell, American, 1903 - 1991
label: Signed by
content: James "Cool Papa" Bell, American, 1903 - 1991
notes: label: Description
content: Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in black ink at the top of the card is "James 'Cool Papa' Bell." The plaque has a depiction of Bell in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text, "JAMES THOMAS BELL / "COOL PAPA" / NEGRO LEAGUES 1922 - 1950." The back of the postcard is unused. Preprinted green text at the top reads: [National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum / Cooperstown, New York / plaque of / James T. (Cool Papa) Bell / Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame 1974 / Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues] next to that text at the top is stamp box. Below the stamp box additional green text reads: [Post Card]. There are also two pieces of tape on the far right edge of the back of the postcard.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.172.21.3
objectType: label: Type
content: postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (13.8 x 8.7 cm)