About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0721
  • TitleRussell Nelson
  • SummaryHalf-length portrait against neutral background of Brooklyn Dodgers (later Pittsburgh Pirates) first baseman Rocky (mistakenly called Russell) Nelson, pictured in his earlier career as a minor leaguer. Caption: "Russell Nelson . . . one of Burt Shotton's own discoveries in the land where Ponce de Leon sought a 1.000 batting average . . . This right infielder, now on the Forth Worth roster, broke into pro ball with the Cardinal organization and went to Miami Beach in a deal in 1947 . . . ".
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 7, 1949. Retouched ; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- 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: Nelson, Russell