SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Erv Palica in military uniform being fitted for boots as other recurits wait their turn. Typed label on verso: "Private Erv Palica, Lomita, Calif., ex-Brooklyn Dodger star hurler, gets measured for a pair of Army boots at the Camp Kilmer reception center. Palica, who was ordered into the active military service and reported to this post Monday, pitched 19 games for the pennant-bound Dodgers this year and ended with a season's record of two wins and six losses."
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. "U.S. Army Photo"--typed label on verso.
SubjectUnited States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Military training camps -- New Jersey -- New Brunswick ; Oaths -- New Jersey -- New Brunswick
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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