About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0923
  • TitleOnly 21 and a veteran
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres with leg extended in pitcher's wind up, probably before game at Ebbets Field; billboards for Schaefer Beer and Lucky Strike cigarettes on outfield wall in background; one other player in left background. Caption on verso: "Only 21 and a Veteran: That's Johnny Podres, looking forward to his second big league season with the Dodgers after his impressive 9-4 record last year. The sophomore southpaw was one of four Dodger pitchers to sign for '54 yesterday."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Feb. 7, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPodres, Johnny, 1932-2008 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Billboards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Pitching (Baseball) -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (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