Photographic print of Emmett Ashford, Virginia Ashford, and Bowie Kuhn
date: label: Date
content: 1969-1980
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Emmett Littleton Ashford, American, 1914 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Virginia Ashford
label: Subject of
content: Bowie Kuhn, American, 1926 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
label: Subject of
content: Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
notes: label: Caption
content: Emmett Ashford was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Ashford umped from 1966-1970 and was known for his animated calls and dress. After retiring as an umpire in 1970, Ashford continued his relationship with MLB and was hired by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as a public relations advisor in 1971.
label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Virginia Ashford, Bowie Kuhn and Emmett Ashford. All three are dressed in formal clothing with the men wearing tuxedos and corsages and Mrs. Ashford wearing a black dress and hat. All three are wearing nametags on their left side. Mrs. Ashford is on the left side of the photograph and is looking towards her husband, who is standing on the right side of the photograph. Bowie Kuhn is standing in the middle of the photograph. All three stand in front of a wall-papered interior and are seen from the waist up. The image is bordered in white. In the bottom right corner of the photograph printed in black text is [L.A. Dodgers]. The photograph is inscribed on the back in the upper right corner with [12389 W15].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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 Frederick A. King and Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.16.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)