File:George Mooney Gibson LonPL002401395f.jpg

Cropped in on the family.

• From: http://images.ourontario.ca/london/2401395/data?n=1

Creator:

   Cooper & Sanders, Photographer

Media Type:

   Image

Item Type:

   Photographs

Description:

   Card mounted formal portrait of George "Mooney" Gibson, his wife and young son and daughter.

Notes:

   George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967)was the only Canadian baseball player ever to star in a World Series and go on to become a major league manager (Source: "100 Fascinating Londoners", edited by Michael Baker and Hilary Bates Neary). Mooney Gibson was married to Margaret (neé McMurphy) (1879-1953). It's believed that the young boy in this portrait is their son George, who was born February 19, 1901 and the young girl is their daughter, Marguerite who was born December 3, 1902. A guess has been made that this undated photograph was taken ca. 1905-1907.
   The Gibson home, now demolished, stood at 252 Central Avenue, the location shown on the map.
   The photographer's imprint can be seen on the lower left hand side of the photograph.
   The inscription on the back referring to George Gibson is a reference to the son, George (born 1901) who married Mary Wilkey.

Inscriptions:

   Front - Cooper & Sanders LONDON, CANADA
   Reverse (handwritten in pencil) - Mooney Gibson & Family [and] George Gibson (at school with L.H.H. & F.H.H.) m. Mary Wilkey [and] Kathleen Gibson

Date of Original:

   ca. 1905-1907

Dimensions:

   Width: 22.6 cm
   Height: 17 cm

Image Dimensions:

   Image Width: 14.1cm
   Image Height: 9.7cm

Local identifier:

   32104033414196

Collection:

   Cooper & Sanders Photograph

Language of Item:

   English

Geographic Coverage:

   Canada - Ontario - London
   Latitude: 42.99084342406594
   Longitude: -81.24951677065701

Copyright Statement:

   Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Creative Commons licence:

   by [more details]

Recommended Citation:

   Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada

Reproduction Notes:

   London Room Photograph Archives - PG E281

Contact:

   London Public Library
   Email: image.gallery@lpl.london.on.ca
   WWW address:
   http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca

   Agency street/mail address:
   251 Dundas Street London, ON N6A 6H9

Is posted under a CC-by license, but should be PD due to age, in both US and Canada