Lefty Gomez Portrait at Court photograph

Date1938 May 06

DescriptionA black-and-white photo of Lefty Gomez in a suit sitting at a table pondering and looking off into the distance. Pasted on the reverse (not shown), typed in black ink, is a caption that reads, "'HE'S A VERY BIG BOY'. VERNON 'LEFTY' GOMEZ, THE YANKEE'S STAR SOUTHPAW, IS SHOWN TAKING IN THE ACTIVITIES OF A NEW YORK COURT, MAY 6, WHEN HIS WIFE WAS RELATING HOW HE CLOUTED HER AROUND AND BLACKED HER EYE DURING THEIR MARRIED LIFE. THE WIFE, JUNE O'DEA, AN ACTRESS, SEEKS A SEPARATION ON THE GROUNDS OF CRUELTY AND DESERTION. 'AFTER ALL,' SHE TESTIFIED, 'HE'S A VERY BIG BOY.' 5-6-38."

Object numberBL-1968-04131-0080

Publisher New York Herald Tribune (Firm)

Subject Gomez, Vernon, 1908-1989

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 002 New York Herald Tribune photographic materials

Dimensions7 x 9 in.

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

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