Willie Mays Addressing Students at Frederic Burk School, February 1, 1967 (Updated three months ago)

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Willie Mays speaks from a podium to a large assembly of students seated on the gymnasium floor at Frederic Burk School on February 1, 1967. The children sit cross-legged in close rows, looking toward Mays as he leans slightly forward into a standing microphone. Teachers and school staff stand and sit along the back wall, observing the visit. Tall windows and a basketball backboard visible overhead indicate the school gymnasium setting, emphasizing the scale of the gathering and the enthusiasm of the audience during Mays’s appearance.

Tags: campus visitors and speakers , frederic burk school , willie mays

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-0401
  • Date: Feb 1, 1967
  • Context: <p>Major League Baseball player Willie Mays visited Frederic Burk School on February 1, 1967. Photographs from this date document his interaction with students, including both outdoor activities and an indoor assembly where he addressed children and faculty.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</span></p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1960's
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: 6x4.5 Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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