Willie Mays Demonstrating with Students Holding Bats at Frederic Burk School, February 1, 1967 (Updated two months ago)

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Willie Mays stands with a small group of students outside Frederic Burk School on February 1, 1967, as each child holds a baseball bat. Mays reaches toward the cluster of bats, appearing to demonstrate positioning or grip while the students watch closely. The children, dressed in school attire of the mid-1960s, stand gathered around him in a semicircle. A California state flag and parked cars are visible in the background, placing the informal baseball lesson within the school grounds during his visit.

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

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-0404
  • 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: 1960s
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: 6x4.5 Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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