Gelatin silver prints of Charley Pride wearing a Memphis Red Sox uniform: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Two identical black and white prints of a photograph of country singer Charley Pride in a Memphis Red Sox baseball uniform. Pride's arms are behind his head. The front of his jersey says "Memphis." There is text in the bottom right corner that is partially cut-off. It reads [CHARLIE PRI/MEMPHIS RED / EARLY 1950].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1950s
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020
• Subject of: Memphis Red Sox, American, 1923 - 1962
• Owned by: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2012.125.99.1.1): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2012.125.99.1.2): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Baseball
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2012.125.99.1.1-.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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