Joe DiMaggio Poses with Mickey Mantle, Spring Training 1963
Description
A black-and-white slide of a photograph of Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, The men are wearing New York Yankee road uniforms, and each is holding a bat, resting it on their respective right shoulders. Both are at an angle to the camera; Dimaggio, on the left, looks toward the camera as Mantle, on the right, looks to the viewer's left. A bank of stadium lights can be seen over Mantle's left shoulder. The caption on the left side of the photograph reads, "(MH4) Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Feb.27--$100,000 YANKEES—Mickey Mantle (right) who today signed a $100,000 contract with the New York Yankees, poses with Joe DiMaggio, the only other Yankee player that has received that amount. DiMaggio, now serving as a special coach with the Yankees, was paid $100,000 in 1949, 1950, and 1951. (AP Wirephoto(see AP wire story)hlv41910mbr)1963".