Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training photographs
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The collection is composed of 24 candid photographs taken during the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training at "Dodgertown" in Vero Beach, Florida in the early 1950s and one panoramic photograph taken on April 13, 1953 at the Brooklyn Dodgers' "Welcome Home" dinner held at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn and given by the Knothole Club, Inc.
Biographical Note
Lawrence "Larry" Mascola (1915-1962) lived in Brooklyn as a young man and was a veteran of World War II, in which he served as a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. An avid baseball fan, Mr. Mascola was involved in the early 1950s in the Little League of Islip, New York. He was also one of a number of community leaders who helped in the development of the "Long Island Nights" program of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s. As the organizer of the Islip night out at Ebbets Field, he was part of a group of community leaders invited in 1952 to attend four days of the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training camp at "Dodgertown" in Vero Beach, Florida, where attendees had the opportunity to observe practice and mingle with players and executives.
Lawrence "Larry" Mascola (1915-1962) lived in Brooklyn as a young man and was a veteran of World War II, in which he served as a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. An avid baseball fan, Mr. Mascola was involved in the early 1950s in the Little League of Islip, New York. He was also one of a number of community leaders who helped in the development of the "Long Island Nights" program of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s. As the organizer of the Islip night out at Ebbets Field, he was part of a group of community leaders invited in 1952 to attend four days of the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training camp at "Dodgertown" in Vero Beach, Florida, where attendees had the opportunity to observe practice and mingle with players and executives.
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- The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. "Flock Cards Air Jamboree." February 11, 1952.
- Donor correspondence, 2015
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of twenty-four 3"x4" black-and-white candid photographs taken of the Brooklyn Dodgers during Spring Training 1953 in Vero Beach, Florida and one 12"x20" panoramic photograph taken on April 13, 1953 at the "Welcome Home Dinner" at the Hotel St. George given by the Dodgers Knothole Club, Inc. at 100 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New York. Jackie Robinson, Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese, and Preacher Roe are among the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball players captured in the spring training photographs. The creator of the collection, Lawrence Mascola, also appears in at least one of the photographs.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the Brooklyn Historical Society. Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Dodgers Spring Training photographs, 2015.023, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Family of Lawrence and Dorothy Mascola of Islip, New York.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
