Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the card is "Best Wishes Judy Johnson." The plaque has a depiction of Johnson in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text, "WILLIAM JULIUS JOHNSON / "JUDY" / NEGRO LEAGUES 1923 - 1937." The back of the postcard is unused. Preprinted green text at the top reads: [National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum / Cooperstown, New York / plaque of / William Julius (Judy) Johnson / Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame 1975 / Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues] next to that text at the top is stamp box. Below the stamp box additional green text reads: [Post Card]. The back also publishing information and an inscription of the letter [N]. There are also two pieces of tape on the far right edge of the back of the postcard.
| Date | 1975 |
| Created by | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, American, founded 1936 |
| Printed by | Curt Teich & Company, American, 1898 - 1978 |
| Subject of | William Julius Johnson, American, 1899 - 1989 |
| Signed by | William Julius Johnson, American, 1899 - 1989 |
| Place depicted | Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on paper |
| Dimensions | H x W: 5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (13.8 x 8.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker |
| Object number | 2012.172.21.1 |
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