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; 0928 (with darker, more mottled tonality) shows nurse feeling Podres' forehead and wrist. 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." See also DODG 0927. |
| 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
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| 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 0928 |
