Mel Ott, Billy Herman, and Bill Dickey photograph
Dateapproximately 1942
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of, from left to right, Mel Ott, Billy Herman and Bill Dickey captured having a discussion with one another. behind netting. Ott is captured in profile and has a straight face as he looks ahead. Herman is looking up and is grabbing the railing with his right hand. Dickey is slightly hunched down and is holding the railing with both hands while looking up. He appears to be mid sentence. Dickey's baseball mitt is hanging from his left hand. Ott is dressed in a New York Giants road uniform, Herman is dressed in a Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform and Dickey is dressed in a New York Yankees home uniform. The caption on the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "L-R: Ott, B. Herman, B. Dickey." Based on Ott, Herman, and Dickey's uniforms and their time with their respective teams, this photograph was taken in approximately 1942.
Object numberBL-1998-05798-008
Subject
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
Subject
Herman, Billy, 1909-1992
Subject
Dickey, Bill, 1907-1993
Subject
New York Giants (Baseball team)
Subject
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Subject
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Attributes
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials
Dimensions10 x 8 in.
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Object number: BL-1968-01451-0980
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
1942
Object number: B-1963-2541-004
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
approximately 1942
Object number: BL-1968-00007-01
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
between 1933 and 1947
Object number: B-1963-1931-002
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
approximately 1931
Object number: B-1951-0245-002
Ott, Mel, 1909-1958
between 1943 and 1947