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Title
Batter up! But so close?
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Woods, Jon
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
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
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.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Photograph caption dated July 25, 1960 reads "'This way, we can't miss!' is the way Burbank Mayor Newell J. Cooper feels as he is about to pitch fireball to Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry. Norm's brother, Larry, crouches behind mayor to help Cooper interpret signal from catcher, Charles Ecclestone, Burbank Chamber of Commerce president. This quick game was played to help focus attention on 'Burbank Night with the Dodgers' Saturday. Buses will leave Olive Avenue Recreation Center, 1111 W. Olive Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Bus and reserved seat tickets are available for $3.50 at Chamber of Commerce office."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00121281
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d025_f23_i9
CARL0005398801
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/57079
Subject
Cooper, Newell J
Sherry, Norm
Sherry, Larry
Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)
Burbank Chamber of Commerce--Presidents
Baseball players--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Mayors--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Grandstands--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Baseball fields--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Fences
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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