Don Newcombe and Whitey Ford photograph

Date1955 September 28

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Whitey Ford and Don Newcombe from the knees up prior to Game 1 of the 1955 World Series at Yankee Stadium on September 28, 1955. Newcombe is wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform and Ford is wearing a New York Yankees home uniform. The two players are shaking hands and looking off to the their left at another camera. In the background is the empty grandstand.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0952

Photographer Greene, William C., 1901-1963

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ford, Whitey, 1928-2020

Subject Newcombe, Don, 1926-2019

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8.25 x 10 in.

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