About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_0928
  • TitleDoing nicely
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 0927), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two images of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres in hospital bed, attended by nurse; 0927 shows nurse applying stethoscope to Podres' arm; 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."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso of 0927: date stamped: Jun. 24, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso of 0927. 0927 with grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPodres, Johnny, 1932-2008 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Long Island College Hospital ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nurses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: Podres, Johnny