Monte Irvin Post-Injury photograph

Date1952 April 01

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Monte Irvin in a hospital bed. The image caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Tuning in on a Game. Denver, Colo.: Monte Irvin, New York Giants star outfielder, manages a smile despite a shattered ankle that may keep him sidelined indefinitely. He broke the ankle while sliding into third during a game with the Cleveland Indians. Most of his baseball will be in the form of broadcasts heard in his room, for a while."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0915

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Irvin, Monte, 1919-2016

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions7 x 8 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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