Black and white photograph of Martin Dihigo
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Martín Dihigo, Cuban, 1906 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: El Águila de Veracruz, Mexican, founded 1903
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Martin Dihigo. The photograph depicts Dihigo standing outside wearing a baseball uniform with a cap, a short-sleeve shirt, pants, tall socks, and cleats. He is turned in ¾ profile towards the proper right side of the image. His arms are hanging loosely down by his sides, and he is stepping forward with his left leg. There are several people in the background, including other baseball players and an umpire. There is some sort of structure in the background on the proper right side.
label: Description
content: The print has a thin white border around the image and deckled edges. There are several creases and marks overall. On the verso is a faded stamp in the top left corner. Most of the stamp is illegible but the word “VERACRUZ” can be seen. Handwritten text down the right side, in black ink reads [Con el “Aguila” / 1938].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Veracruz, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
setName: label: See more items in
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.104.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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 with ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (13.3 × 8.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 5 × 3 1/8 in. (12.7 × 7.9 cm)