Archiving Angeles (AA): Dodgers Arrival

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The Dodgers arrived at their new home in Los Angeles.

Walter O’Malley threw out a ceremonial first pitch from the plane, just before being handed a summons by the Citizens Committee to save Chavez Ravine for the People.

The year was 1957.

Photo from the USC Digital Archive

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1 Comment so far

  1. Julia Frey (lajulia) on February 28th, 2009 @ 9:00 am

    Dig that awesome Dodger Aircraft in the background!



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