Pitcher Earl Wilson, left, and 2nd baseman Pumpsie Green, the Red Sox' colored players

Pitcher Earl Wilson, left, and 2nd baseman Pumpsie Green, the Red Sox' colored players

Item Information

Title:
Pitcher Earl Wilson, left, and 2nd baseman Pumpsie Green, the Red Sox' colored players
Description:
(l to r:) Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson and Pumpsie Green, the first two African-American Red Sox players, on the dugout steps at Fenway Park.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
August 30, 1959
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/nz807d844
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Accession #:
08_06_027448