Ohio State's Baseball Team received a true Florida welcome when it arrived in DeLand to meet the Hatters. Fred Elliner, dressed as Ponce de Leon, and Miss Shirley Bose, in sweimsuit, presented Ohio State Captain Dick Ernst, center, with two bags of Florida oranges, March 19, 1954. The oranges were a gift of Strawn Fruit Packers, Inc.

Photographs Collection

About

Date

1954

Identifier

Photo 5439-1

Subject

Baseball
Oranges
Swimsuits
Bathing Beauty
Ponce de Leon
Florida Tourism

Color

black-and-white

Size

8 x 10 in.

Format

image/jpg; 300 dpi

Repository

University Archives, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida

Source Collection

Stetson University, duPont-Ball Library, Photograph Collection

Rights

Copyright Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. May not be reproduced without permission. Permission: http://stetson.edu/library/permissions.php

Title

Ohio State's Baseball Team received a true Florida welcome when it arrived in DeLand to meet the Hatters. Fred Elliner, dressed as Ponce de Leon, and Miss Shirley Bose, in sweimsuit, presented Ohio State Captain Dick Ernst, center, with two bags of Florida oranges, March 19, 1954. The oranges were a gift of Strawn Fruit Packers, Inc.

Names

Fred Elliner
Shirley Bose
Dick Ernst