Jersey, Annie Oakley Junior League Baseball
Object number2008.171.04
Dateca 1960
MediumCotton
Dimensions28 x 27 1/2 in. (71.1 x 69.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionJersey from the Annie Oakley American Legion Junior League baseball team. The team was sponsored by the Arkansas company Coleman Dairy.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.
Jersey from the Annie Oakley American Legion Junior League baseball team in Arkansas. The team was sponsored by the Arkansas company Coleman Dairy. Coleman Dairy of Little Rock, Arkansas, also 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. The jersey is a short-sleeved white shirt with dark blue piping and lettering. "Annie Oakley" is stitched across the chest of the jersey in cursive blue thread. There is a round yellow Coleman Dairy patch on left arm.
Status
Not on viewCollections
