Willie Mays Demonstrating with Students Holding Bats at Frederic Burk School, February 1, 1967

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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.

Identifier
TP-ATA-0404
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
1960s
Type
Still Image
Format
6x4.5 Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
576

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