Happy talk
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| Title: | Happy talk |
| Description: | One of two views (with DODG 0742) of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe in office with Dodgers executive Buzzy Bavasi; 0741 shows Newcombe and Bavasi standing on radiator and pointing to chalkboard numbered 1 to 20 (bottom to top), presumbaly the number of victories Newcombe was expected to win. Caption on verso of 0742: "Happy Talk: Don Newcombe, star Dodger hurler, left, and Dodger vice president Buzzy Bavasi are in a jovial mood as Don signs his 1951 working papers for a figure believed to be $15,000. Newcombe won 19 games for the Flock last season." |
| Date: | 1951 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | Stein, Barney. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso of 0742. On verso of 0741: photographer's stamp. On verso of 0742: date stamped: Jan. 17, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Subject: |
Newcombe, Don, 1926- Bavasi, Buzzie. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- Employees. African American baseball players Contracts |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | DODG 0741 |
