Baseball card for Hank Aaron in his rookie year
date: label: Date
content: 1954
name: label: Manufactured by
content: The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938
label: Subject of
content: Hank Aaron, American, 1934 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
notes: label: Description
content: Henry (Hank) Aaron rookie card. Baseball card features both a black and white and color image of Aaron. The large color image at center depicts Aaron from above the shoulders. In bottom left corner is a black and white image of Aaron fielding a ground ball. White and black type at top of card reads: [HENRY AARON / outfield MILWAUKEE BRAVES]. In the top left corner there is an illustration of a Native American Indian. A reproduction of Aaron's signature appears across the bottom right of the card. The reverse side of baseball card features a biography, statistics, and a two panel comic strip featuring Aaron.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.120.3
objectType: label: Type
content: baseball cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
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: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.5 × 6.8 cm)