Mel Ott with Governor Dewey photograph

Date1947 May 31

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Mel Ott captured greeting Governor Thomas E. Dewey at the Polo Grounds. Ott and Dewey are smiling as they shake hands with one another. Governor Dewey's wife, and two children, John and Thomas, look on beside him. The Polo Grounds is in the background and is full of baseball fans. Ott is dressed in a New York Giants home uniform. The caption on the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "Manager Mel Ott (left) of a New York Giants shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York prior to the start of Pittsburgh Pirates-Giants game at the polo grounds, New York, May 31. Mrs. Dewey, and sons, John and Thomas E. Jr., (second from right) look on."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0347

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Ott, Mel, 1909-1958

Subject Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971

Subject Dewey, Thomas E., Jr., 1932-2021

Subject Dewey, John

Subject Dewey, Frances, 1903-1970

Subject New York Giants (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9 x 7 in.

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

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