Object number:
2000.1.536
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
04/05/1992
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
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:
The caption on the back reads: 'Dizzy' Carlyle's famous homer landed 618 feet from home plate, still a regular-season record. In addtion to the caption: At the top of the photo are the words "Trajectory of Carlyle's 618-Ft. Home Run." The photo itself is of a bird's eye-view of the Oakland ball park. A line is drawn from home plate to the spot in the neighborhood where the ball landed around a house. X, mark's the spot.
Concepts:
baseball game; home run; home plate; baseball; Oakland Ball Park; home run record
Places:
Emeryville, California
Persons:
Dizzy Carlyle
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