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Originally Posted by bocca001
What year is that Yankees pennant with the names around the ball? Same (or close to same) batter appears on some Giants pennants.
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Actually, I believe the pair dates to 1949. (Dodgers didn't win the pennant in '48.)
Interestingly enough, the Dodger companion pennant bears a copyright mark on it: "1949 H. Wohlke." The US Catalogue of Copyright Entries lists this mark as being associated with one Arthur Rand, presumably the artist responsible for the crossed bats and ball artwork. Unclear if the batter was included in the copyright.....
I haven't found much more on this Arthur Rand. "H. Wohlke" was Henry Wohlke, the apparent
owner of the copyright. I suspect Henry Wohlke may have owned the company that made these pennants, but I have yet to confirm this.