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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; This photograph was also used in a series of photographs for an article dated January 13, 1961. The Los Angeles Dodgers temporarily played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 1958-1961 while the Dodger Stadium was being constructed. Photograph caption dated April 19, 1958 reads, "Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson winds up for first pitch in first Dodger game in new home at Coliseum."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Poulson, Norris,--1895-1982 Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Baseball--California--Los Angeles Pitching (Baseball) Mayors--California--Los Angeles Audiences--California--Los Angeles Arenas--California--Los Angeles Stadiums--California--Los Angeles Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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