Willie Mays Addressing Students at Frederic Burk School, February 1, 1967

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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.

Identifier
TP-ATA-0401
Date
Feb 1, 1967
Context

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.

 

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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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535

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