About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0289
  • TitleThe Korean version
  • SummaryTwo soldiers in Marine uniforms, one holding baseball and with revolver in holster, posing with smiling Asian boy holding baseball bat; vegetation and barbed wire fence in background; location not specified, probably South Korea. Caption: "The Korean Version: Leo Doo Hok, proudly sporting Dodger cap and shirt, gets pointers from his 'coaches,' First Lt. William Bixler, left, and Capt. Edwin McCue."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 26, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball fans -- Korea (South) ; Boys -- Korea (South) ; Soldiers -- Korea (South) ; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationKorea (South)
  • 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: Fans: Interior of Stadium: Misc