Fred Palumbo (American photographer); [Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet] / World Telegram & Sun photo; 1956.; 1 photographic print.; NYWT&S staff photo.’ New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Althea Gibson (1927-2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis.
[Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo. 1956
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A 1956 photo of Althea Gibson holding a tennis racquet.