2010.54.4618

First women to play professional baseball
c. 1997
17.12 in HIGH x 11.12 in WIDE
(43.50 cm HIGH x 28.26 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.4618

On the right side of the image is "Art by Leslie Bowman."

One poster with red background and a blue diamond with a black and white image of a female African American baseball player in uniform in a bating stance inside. Next to the player is an image of a baseball with "Tony Stone" on it. Text below image reads "Tony Stone / Marcenia 'Tony' Stone Alberga (1921-1996)." Text across the top reads "Minnesota Women's History Month Project Honors the / First woman to play / professional baseball / Negro National Baseball League." Text throughout lists teams in the league, player stats and information about the Minnesota Girls and Women in Sports Day Feb. 6, 1997. Along the bottom is "(c) 1997 M.W.H.M." and on the right side of the image is "Art by Leslie Bowman."
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