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Hank Aaron

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Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Title:
Hank Aaron
Contributor to Resource:
Photograph by Major League Baseball
Date of Original:
1974-04-08
Subject:
Baseball players--Georgia--Atlanta
African American baseball players--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American professional athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
African American athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Baseball fields--Georgia--Atlanta
Baseballs--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)
Baseball--Records--United States
Home runs (Baseball)--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
People:
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021
Location:
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Type:
Still Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Description:
Atlanta Braves player Hank Aaron celebrates at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on April 8, 1974, after breaking Babe Ruth's home run record.
Metadata URL:
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/atlanta-fulton-county-stadium/hank-aaron_001-2/
Holding Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Rights:
In Copyright
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