Photograph of Hank Aaron hugging his mother
date: label: Date
content: April 8, 1974
name: label: Created by
content: United Press International, American, founded 1907
label: Subject of
content: Hank Aaron, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photomechanical print of Hank Aaron hugging his mother and clutching a baseball after hitting his record-breaking 715th home run. A caption on the right gives information about the subject, date, and game that the photograph captures. The caption reads: [AJEX040804 - 4/8/74 - Atlanta: Hank Aaron is hugged by his mother after the Atlanta Braves Slugger hit his record breaking 715th home run [illegible] Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in the 4th Inning [illegible] 715th home run ball is held to the right. (UPI) jls/pc.]
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.17.78
objectType: label: Type
content: photomechanical prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1974 United Press International
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: toner on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)