Mickey Mantle On Cover of July 30, 1965 Issue of Life Magazine
Description
A color slide of the Life magazine cover from July 30, 1965. The cover features a color photograph of Mickey Mantle from the shoulders up, looking directly into the camera, with his shoulders angled slightly away. He appears to be wearing a New York Yankee road jersey and is capless. The background of the photo is black. The photographer is John Dominis. The red and white Life logo is in the upper left-hand corner. To the right of that, above Mantle's head, reads in white letters "MANTLE'S MISERY" and just below that, "He faces physical pain and a fading career", also in white letters. In smaller white letters, on the left side of the cover reads, "Mickey Mantle at 33, in his 15th year with the New York Yankees". In the lower right corner. in white letters in a black box, is "JULY 30 · 1965 · 35¢" In the lower-left corner is an address label for "Justin F Jones Atwood, CO 80722" See mantlmii01_187.
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1965–1965