| Title: | Only 21 and a veteran |
| Description: | Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres with leg extended in pitcher's wind up, probably before game at Ebbets Field; billboards for Schaefer Beer and Lucky Strike cigarettes on outfield wall in background; one other player in left background. Caption on verso: "Only 21 and a Veteran: That's Johnny Podres, looking forward to his second big league season with the Dodgers after his impressive 9-4 record last year. The sophomore southpaw was one of four Dodger pitchers to sign for '54 yesterday." |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Feb. 7, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
Podres, Johnny, 1932-2008. [5] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [6] Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) [7] Baseball players [8] Billboards [9] Pitching (Baseball) [10] |
| 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 0923 |