| Title: | Will history repeat? |
| Description: | Side-by side images of Ralph Branca in pitching pose (left) and Bobby Thomson in batting pose (right). Caption: "Will history repeat? Pitcher Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers is shown facing Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants in the ninth inning of last season's final game of the playoff series between the two teams. The last time these two men faced each other Thomson belted out a history-making homer to win the National League pennant for his team. Fans are eagerly waiting for the two men to face each other in today's game." |
| Date: | 1952 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 19, 1952 Brooklyn Eagle stamp. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [3]
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| Subject: |
Branca, Ralph, 1926- [4] Thomson, Bobby, 1923-2010. [5] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [6] New York Giants (Baseball team) [7] Baseball players [8] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Publicity photographs. |
| 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 0119 |