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Identifier
10014626
Description
Inspecting fire damage at Fort Worth's La Grave Field, from left, Fort Worth Cats business manager Bob Jones, New York engineer John Vogt, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey, engineer Gus Thompson, Cats president John Reeves, 05/18/1949. The five men are standing next to each other, wearing suits and ties. Four of them are wearing hats. In the background there are the ruins of the damaged side of the field.
Archival Date
1949-05-18
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6 05/18/1949 2134
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
La Grave Field; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Names
Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965; Jones, Bob; Vogt, John; Thompson, Gus; Reeves, John
Subjects
La Grave Field; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)