Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey and Bob Carpenter Group photograph

Date1951 December 10

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph, from left to right, of Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey and Bob Carpenter captured standing having a conversation. All three gentlemen are dressed in suits. O'Malley who appears to have been caught mid sentence is looking at Carpenter and is holding a cigar in his hand. Both Rickey and Carpenter are looking towards O'Malley. A caption is on the back of the photograph and states, "National League Officials in informal confab - New York...National League executives hold a re-meeting confab at the Commodore Hotel as the Major Leaguers prepared to wind up their three day sessions in New York. L to R Walter O'Malley, President of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Branch Rickey, Sr., General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; and Bob Carpenter, owner and President of the Philadelphia Phillies." Based on the caption this photograph was taken on December 10, 1951.

Object numberBL-2000-04166-005

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Scharfman, Herb, 1912-1998

Subject O'Malley, Walter, 1903-1979

Subject Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965

Subject Carpenter, R. R. M. (Robert Ruliph Morgan), 1915-1990

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions11 x 8.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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