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  • TitleGroomed for big time
  • Call NumberDODG_0615
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 0613, DODG 0614), some of which may also be described in this new record; Brooklyn Dodgers farm team prospect practicing swing, as two older men, both wearing Dodgers caps and one wearing Dodgers uniform, study his form; one-story, barracks-like building in background; images identical except for size (10 x 8 in. for 0614 and 0615, 9 x 7 for 0613), retouching on 0614, and sharper tonality on 0613. Caption: "Groomed for Big Time: Danny Lynk, ex-St. John's Prep infielder signed by the Dodgers with the biggest bonus they ever paid, works out under the expert eye of Frankie Frisch (center) and Al Campanis. Danny is being trained at the Flock's Vero Beach, Fla., camp."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description3 photographic prints : black & white
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso of 0614: date stamped: Apr. 16, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso of 0614. 0614 retouched, with grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCampanis, Al ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball coaches -- New York (State) -- New York ; Batting (Baseball) -- Florida -- Vero Beach ; Spring training (Baseball) -- Florida -- Vero Beach
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationVero Beach (Fla.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.