Photograph, Annie Oakley Baseball Team
Object number2008.171.02
Date1953-1956
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPhotograph of the Annie Oakley American Legion youth baseball team, sponsored by Coleman Dairy of Little Rock.Gail Davis was born Betty Jeanne Grayson on October 25, 1925, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and raised in McGehee, Arkansas. She is best known as TV's "Annie Oakley" and was the first woman to have her own western series. Upon her arrival in Hollywood, Davis began playing small roles in films and television. Western star Gene Autry recognized Gail as "the perfect western heroine" and cast her as the female lead in 15 of his Columbia films and 28 TV episodes of "The Gene Autry Show." Davis went on to star in 81 episodes of her own TV series, "Annie Oakley." Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Davis died March 15, 1997.
Black and white photograph of the Annie Oakley American Legion youth baseball team. Coleman Dairy of Little Rock, Arkansas, sponsored the "Annie Oakley Show," which starred Arkansas native Gail Davis as the title character. The baseball jerseys were an extension of this sponsorship into community advertising. In the photo, seven boys are standing on the back row, five boys are seated in the front row, and two coaches sit in the middle of the front row. Two small boys are sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of the team.
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