The old dazzler
Title: | The old dazzler |
Description: | One of two images of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Dazzy Vance; 1123 (8 x 10) shows Vance in uniform demonstrating pitching grip to four other Dodger pitchers before game at Ebbets Field. Caption on verso: "The Old Dazzler: Dazzy Vance, first Dodger to gain admittance to baseball's Hall of Fame, is shown as he appeared in 1925, on the left [not shown], and in his famous pitching pose on the right [1121]. The center photo [1123] shows Vance giving the 1951 Dodger pitching staff some pointers. Left to right are Preacher Roe, Don Newcombe, Vance, Erv Palica and Carl Erskine. All are still with Dodgers except Roe." See also DODG 1121. |
Date: | 1955 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) |
More Details: |
Title from caption on versos. On versos: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1955; Brooklyn Eagle stamps. 1123 with grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers
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Subject: |
Vance, Dazzy. Roe, Preacher, 1916-2008. Newcombe, Don, 1926- Erskine, Carl. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) Baseball players Pitching (Baseball) |
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 1123 |