SummaryThree smiling men at table piled with letters; man at left in suit; other two men in baseball uniforms; two photos of baseball players on wall in background; location unknown, perhaps office of Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Caption: "Mail Call!: Judges in the 'Dodger Bat-Boy-for-a-Day' Contest go over the latest batch of letters from youngsters seeking that honor. Left to right, Brooklyn Eagle Sports Editor Lou Niss, TV star Happy Felton and Dodger Manager Walt Alston. Winner will be named in Eagle next Sunday . . . ".
NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 16, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle Sports Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
SubjectAlston, Walter, 1911-1984 ; Felton, Happy ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball managers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Contests -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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