About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_0484
  • Title[Gil Hodges at Christmas party]
  • SummarySnapshot of Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges standing before Christmas tree with two other men identified on recto as "Mitch Awn (Pres.)" and "Bob Grim." Inscription on verso: "Annual Xmas Kiddie Party, St. Charles Orthopedic Hosp., Hicks St. Brooklyn, 12/19/54, Given by St. Nicholas Young Mens Club Inc. Brooklyn."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printssnapshots
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso: date inscribed: 12/19/54.
  • SubjectHodges, Gil, 1924-1972 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Christmas -- 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: Hodges, Gil : Family