- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Postcard of Claud Lester Derrick in Philadelphia Athletics baseball uniform, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1910]
- Creator:
- Pearce, Jos. N. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Date of Original:
- 1910
- Subject:
- Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
Costume
Portraits
Recreations - Location:
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1910. Claud Lester Derrick of Clayton, Ga. poses for a photograph in the baseball uniform of the Philadelphia Athletics. He was a member of the team when in 1910 it won the American League Championship as well as the World Series under manager Connie Mack. Derrick was a graduate of the University of Georgia who went on to play major league baseball. During his career that spanned 11 years, he played with other teams including the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. He later became a businessman in Clayton. In March 1957 his name was added to the University of Georgia Hall of Fame. It is said that he was the first player from the University of Georgia to play major league baseball.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_rab243
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:rab243
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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