2000.49.5

1954
10 in HIGH x 8 in WIDE
(25.40 cm HIGH x 20.32 cm WIDE)
Purchase from the Estate of Marcenia Lyle Alberga, a.k.a. Toni (Tomboy) Stone.
2000.49.5

"Best wish to 'Clyde' from Toni Stone, Dec 23. 54"

This is a photograph of Toni Stone(Marcenia Lyle Alberga), an African-American female baseball player. In this photo Toni is sitting on a chair and looking in the mirror of a dresser. Toni's right hand is holding some type of makeup pad and applying makeup or cleaning her face with it. Toni is wearing her Kansas City Monarch's uniform. On top of the dresser are two brushes, a medicine type container, and a baseball glove with a ball in it. This photo is a copy of one that Toni signed for a man named Clyde. The inscription is, "Best Wish to 'Clyde' from Toni Stone, Dec 23. 54."
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