Opening ceremony, All-Star Game at Fenway Park

Opening ceremony, All-Star Game at Fenway Park

Item Information

Title:
Opening ceremony, All-Star Game at Fenway Park
Description:
The players for the American and National League squads line up on the first and third base lines prior to the 1961 All-Star Game at Fenway Park.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
July 31, 1961
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Sports spectators
Baseball
Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Fenway Park
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sj139v489
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, 2016.
From 1959 to 1962, Major League Baseball held two All-Star Games each summer. The second 1962 game was held at Fenway Park on July 31. The game ended in a 1-1 tie after 9 innings due to rain (Society for American Baseball Research, 2016).
Accession #:
08_06_036530