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  • Call NumberDODG_0119
  • TitleWill history repeat?
  • SummarySide-by side images of Ralph Branca in pitching pose (left) and Bobby Thomson in batting pose (right). Caption: "Will history repeat? Pitcher Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers is shown facing Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants in the ninth inning of last season's final game of the playoff series between the two teams. The last time these two men faced each other Thomson belted out a history-making homer to win the National League pennant for his team. Fans are eagerly waiting for the two men to face each other in today's game."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsphotographspublicizing
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 19, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBranca, Ralph, 1926- ; Thomson, Bobby, 1923-2010 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; New York Giants (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: Branca, Ralph. I