Mickey Mantle Seated and Chatting with Joe DiMaggio, both in Business Suits


Description

A black-and-white slide of a photograph of Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. The men are wearing business suits and are seated, slightly angled left of the camera. Mantle is on the left and he looks at DiMaggio, who it appears is speaking to Mantle on his right. Mantle's hands are clasped in front of him, and Dimaggio gestures with his right thumb. The caption on the left side of the photograph reads, “(FX1)SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19—A COUPLE OF SLUGGERS AT A PARTY—Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle, left, and famed Yankee Clipper or Baseball’s Hall of Fame, Joe DiMaggio, pose for photographers in San Francisco’s Sheraton Palace Hotel last night before start of DiMaggio’s 50th birthday party. Some 1,000 persons attened, many of them among baseball’s elite. DiMaggio will be 50 Nov. 25. (AP Wirephoto) (ajv50300rwk) 1964”. Information written on the physical slide reads "w/ Mantle 1964".

Player(s)
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999; Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995
Team(s)
New York Yankees
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
November 19, 1964
Subject
Hall of Famer; Outfielders
Source
AP
Stadium
Unknown
Location
San Francisco, (Ca.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Dea-Dim
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
Tags

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