Jim Oglesby makes a swing, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Jim Oglesby makes a swing, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

July 1935

Date

1935-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Oglesby is captured post-swing, one hand holding onto the bat before it is tossed to the side. A smattering of people can be seen watching in the stands while the umpire and catcher.
Photograph appears with the headline, "The "Scourge of Southwest City, Mo." Larrups a Long One," Los Angeles Times, 10 July 1935: 5.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Have a look at Jim Oglesby, the Angels' leading hitter, in action. Oglesby, the slugging Seraph first-sacker, is now belting the ball at a .363 clip as a result of a sensational battling streak during which he has raised his average forty points in the last four weeks. During that time he failed to hit safely in but one game. Oglesby, in the opinion of baseball critics, is a cinch to be sold to the majors this year. "Times" photo by George Stork
Text from negative sleeve: 1123 - Jim Ogelsby Ball Player [stamped:] Jul 17 1935
Handwritten on negative: Jim Ogellsby

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Oglesby, Jim, 1905-1955

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Baseball players--California--Los Angeles
Baseball umpires--California--Los Angeles
Baseball bats