Joe DiMaggio with Clown Emmett Kelly Playing a Waiter
Description
A black-and-white slide of a photgraph of Joe DiMaggio and the famous clown, Emmett Kelly. DiMaggio ius dressed ina business suit and seated with others at a restaurant table. He looks to his left at Kelly who, playing the role of a waiter, supports a tray with his left hand while in his right hand he has tongs that hold a raw potato. The caption on the right side of the photograph reads, “(FXS1)STATELINE,Nev., July 27—WON’T HAVE IT—Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball’s all-time greats, won’t have any part of the raw potato that another great, clown Emmett Kelly, tries to serve up at Harrah’s Stateline, Nev., recently. (AP Wirephoto)(sjv60900ho) 1962". Information written on the physical slide reads: "w/ Emmett Kelly".
Player(s)
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1962–1962
Subject
Hall of Famer; Outfielder; Clowning; Kelly, Emmett, 1898-1979
Source
AP
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Stateline, (Nev.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Dea-Dim
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)