About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0639
  • TitleBaseball Christmas
  • SummaryCaption: "Baseball Christmas--Youngsters at House of St. Giles the Cripple were given big-league Christmas party by Hy Uchitel, president of Republic Television, who enlisted Gil Hodges to play Santa Claus and other players to help in distribution of toys. Standing, left to right, are Don Newcombe, Uchitel, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Dec.22, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBerra, Yogi, 1925- ; Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993 ; Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972 ; Newcombe, Don, 1926- ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Children with disabilities -- New York (State) -- New York ; Christmas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Santa Claus -- 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: Hospitals: St. Giles the Cripple: Patients (Children)