Willie Mays Demonstrating Batting Technique with Students, Frederic Burk School, February 1, 1967 (Updated last month)

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Willie Mays leans forward to demonstrate hand placement and grip as several students stand around him holding baseball bats. The children watch closely as Mays gestures toward one of the bats, offering instruction during his visit to Frederic Burk School.

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

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-0394
  • 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 interactions with students, including informal instruction and group activities during what appears to have been a special school appearance.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</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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