The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
A caption on the back of the photograph describes it, "Navy Lt. Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr. hums in first pitch. Former prisoner of war was in the spotlight during pre-game ceremony." The image shows Alvarez pitching a baseball at an A's game.
Concepts:
pitch; baseball; prisoner of war; Vietnam War
Persons:
Everett Alvarez
Organizations:
Oakland Athletics
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