Mickey Mantle with Wife and Two Sons
Description
A slide of a black-and-white, full-length photograph of Mickey Mantle with his wife Merlyn, and sons David and Mickey Jr. Mantle and family are in casual dress in their backyard. Merlyn is seated in a lawn chair, in profile, holding David in her lap. Mickey is on one knee, with his body toward the camera and his eyes on his wife. In front of Mickey is Mickey Jr., holding a baseball bat in a right-handed stance, facing the camera. Mickey's right hand is also on the bat. The photograph is similar to ones taken that day and credited to Ralph Morse, a Life magazine photographer. Information written on the physical slide reads "w/ family"
Player(s)
Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1956–1956
Subject
Hall of famers; Center fielders (Baseball); Leisure; Families; Husband and wife; Fathers and sons; Mothers and sons; Siblings; Brothers; Baseball players' spouses
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Lop-Man
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)