Card, Baseball
Object number2013.10.51
Manufacturer
Gum, Inc.
Date1940
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Craig Britcher
DescriptionJohn "Johnny" Costa Rizzo baseball card. Features Caucasian male in 1940s baseball uniform, bat in post-swinging position over proper left shoulder. Reverse side has biographical and baseball information about Rizzo.Dimensions3.125 x 2.5 in. (7.9 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsPrinted on bottom edge: " "JOHNNY" RIZZO".
Reverse side: "108. JOHN COSTA RIZZO / Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates" followed by biographical and baseball information about Rizzo.
MarksMaker's information on bottom edge "© 1940 GUM, INC., Phila., Pa. PRINTED IN U.S.A."
"PLAY BALL / A pictorial news record of America's favorite sport. / Save these cards...know all about the game and its / prominent players. New pictures every year."
Related person
John Costa Rizzo
(1912 - 1977)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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