Over the past decade I've shared this particular item within my collection numerous times. Considering todays national holiday, I thought it would be appropriate to share it again. This time, though, I finally have some background information.
Featured above is a circa 1948 ink blotter, measuring 3 1/2" x 6 1/4", that was created by an committee appointed by then Cincinnati mayor Albert Cash. Originally, it was a poster project to promote racial and religious understanding.
Furthermore, they elicited the help of Jackie Robinson and Reds outfielder Danny Litwhiler to promote the project. The Mayor along with the head of the local B’nai B’rith, Phil Goldsmith, who owned a sporting goods company that would be known as MacGregor-Goldsmith, had Litwhiler pose with Robinson as they gazed at the poster.