- Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Eddie Mathews Night
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1966-09-27
- Subject:
- Baseball players--Georgia--Atlanta
Baseball--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports and recreation facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Athletic fields--Georgia--Atlanta
Events--Georgia--Atlanta
Uniforms--1960-1970
Children--1960-1970
Children--Clothing and dress
Families--Georgia--Atlanta
Clothing and dress--1960-1970
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)
Mathews, Eddie, 1931-2001
Atlanta Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Braves baseball player Eddie Mathews shaking hands with fans in the dugout on "Eddie Mathews Night" at Atlanta Stadium (later named Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Eddie Mathews was a Major League baseball player from 1952-1968 who played third base for the Milwaukee Braves, and later the Atlanta Braves. He finished his career with the Detroit Tigers. He also was manager of the Atlanta Braves from 1972-1974. Mathews hit 512 home runs during hs career and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 33.66.04
ahc033066004a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/MJohnson/id/602
- Original Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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