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Title: Steve Bilko
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1960
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
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Description: First photograph caption dated April 4, 1960 reads "Gets a chance." Second photograph caption dated December 15, 1960 reads "Bilko to Angels. Big Steve Bilko, the home run hitting hero of the old Pacific Coast League Angels, was selected by the new Los Angeles American League team today in a special draft of minor league players. Bilko hit 153 home runs in three years with the now defunct PCL team."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm.
Identifier: 00162522
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d065_f11_i13
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/132835
Subject: Bilko, Steve
Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team)
Baseball players
Men
Baseball
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Time Period: 1951-1960

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