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Autographed portrait of Humberto Robinson, one of the first Hispanic players in the major leagues

Collection: Portrait Collection at The Archives at Queens Library
Date: 1955 - 1958; 1955 Material: black-and-white photographs Dimension: 7.8 x 10.2 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: The Archives at Queens Library Identifier: aql:17825 por-001060 por-001060.tif

Description: Humberto Robinson - Born June 25, 1930 in Colón, Panama. Humberto Valentino Robinson was one of the first Hispanic players in the major leagues. He played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1955-1958. After he retired from baseball, Mr. Robinson worked in the construction industry and lived in Brooklyn, New York until his death in 2009.

Collection : aql:18037

Creator : The Archives at Queens Library

Date : 1955 - 1958; 1955

Summary/Description : Humberto Robinson - Born June 25, 1930 in Colón, Panama. Humberto Valentino Robinson was one of the first Hispanic players in the major leagues. He played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1955-1958. After he retired from baseball, Mr. Robinson worked in the construction industry and lived in Brooklyn, New York until his death in 2009.

Subject : Baseball; Hispanic American athletes; Portraits; Robinson, Humberto Valentino

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Digital image

Format : black-and-white photographs; 7.8 x 10.2 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:17825 por-001060 por-001060.tif

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Subject:
Baseball; Hispanic American athletes; Portraits; Robinson, Humberto Valentino
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