About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0865
  • TitleHandy Andy
  • SummaryCircular portrait against background obscured by retouching of Brooklyn Dodgers center fielder Andy Pafko. Caption: "Handy Andy: Andy Pafko, who was Mr. Big in Chicago before he was traded to the Dodgers last year, didn't live up to advance notices at that time but appears to have regained his best form now. Dodger outfielder has accounted for five homers in eight games and is a top candidate for long-ball hitting honors this year."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 6 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsphotographsportraits
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 27, 1952; "Eagle Sports Picture by Senko." Retouched.
  • CreatorSenko, Mickey
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (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: Pafko, Andy