Lefty O'Doul and Joe DiMaggio Posing with Bat photograph

Date1950 February 06

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Francis Joseph "Frank" "Lefty" O'Doul posing with Joseph "Joe" DiMaggio. O'Doul wears a dark double-breasted suit with a striped tie, white handkerchief in the breast pocket, and a San Francisco seals hat. DiMaggio wears a gray double-breasted suit, a patterned tie, a white pocket square, and a San Francisco Seals hat while holding a baseball bat. They stand in a hallway in an office setting. On the reverse (not shown), there is a caption that states, "DIMAGGIO VISITS O'DOUL JOE DI MAGGIO (RIGHT), NEW YORK YANKEES OUTFIELDER, DONS A SAN FRANCISCO SEALS' CAP WHILE VISITING SEALS' MANAGER FRANK (LEFTY) O'DOUL IN SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 6. DIMAGGIO, WHO STARTED HIS BASEBALL CAREER WITH THE SEALS UNDER O'DOUL, SAID HE IS IN THE BEST PHYSICAL CONDITION IN YEARS AND PREDICTED A GOOD SEASON FOR THE YANKEES."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0957

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject O'Doul, Lefty, 1897-1969

Subject DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999

Subject San Francisco Seals (Baseball team)

Subject Pacific Coast League

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 8.25 in.

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

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