Doing nicely

Doing nicely
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Title: Doing nicely
Description:

One of two images of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres in hospital bed, attended by nurse; 0927 shows nurse applying stethoscope to Podres' arm. See also DODG 0928. Caption on verso of 0927: "Doing Nicely: Johnny Podres, Dodger southpaw pitcher, was reported doing well today after emergency appendectomy last night at Long Island College Hospital, [where] he was rushed shortly before game with Cincinnati. Mary Jo Gallagher, assistant head nurse, of 1468 New York Ave., appears capable of making Johnny's stay at hospital a pleasant one. Podres will be out of lineup for about a month."

Date: 1954
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: On verso of 0927: date stamped: Jun. 24, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
Title from caption on verso of 0927.
0927 with grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Brooklyn Dodgers
Subject: Podres, Johnny, 1932-2008.
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Long Island College Hospital.
Baseball players
Hospital patients
Nurses
Hospitals
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library
ID: DODG 0927