McGreevey Collection›Michael T. McGreevey presents diamond ring to Amby Mconnell[...]

Publication:

US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Category:

Photographs

Collection:

McGreevey Collection

Title:

Michael T. McGreevey presents diamond ring to Amby Mconnell[...]

BPLDC:

06_06_000145

Location:

McGreevey Collection

Creator:

unidentified

Date:

1909

BPL Department:

Print Department

Long Description:

Taken on March 2, 1909 during Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1908, McGreevey had promised a diamond ring to the Red Sox player with the most stolen bases that year. Amby McConnell was the winner with 38 steals for Boston in 1908. Enlarged and cropped from 8x10 glass-plate negative in the McGreevey Collection.

Material:

Photograph

BPL Reference Number:

[Blank]

About US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Historical and documentary photographs, with an emphasis on New England and the Boston region, from the collections of the Boston Public Library.