Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Summary: Massachusetts Governor Charles Hurley throws out the first pitch on Opening Day of the 1937 season at Fenway Park. He is flanked by Red Sox manager Joe Cronin, New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, and Red Sox team owner Tom Yawkey.
Genre: Glass negatives
Subjects: Boston Red Sox (Baseball team); New York Yankees (Baseball team); Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.); Cronin, Joe, 1906-; Hurley, Charles Francis, 1893-1946; Yawkey, Thomas A., 1903-1976; Sports spectators; Baseball managers; Governors
Notes: Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway, 1937; Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.; Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
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Governor Charles Francis Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway on April 23, 1937. Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as J...
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