Looking for Photo of Roy Campanella with Trains

[dbrown]

Getty Images -- shot by Ralph Morse for LIFE -- below. Getty may be able to find outtakes, too, what's online is just the tip of the iceberg. If it ran in print, it'd be in the June 8, 1953 issue. I can't find interior images of that issue... Had a copy a million years ago.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...?adppopup=true

I'd contact the Model Railroader folks (your sister company?) to see if they printed anything way back then.

[whitehse]

Loving the MVP award hanging on the wall along with the bats in this photo!!

[FrankWakefield]

And, how about that ZW transformer under his hands. That was top of the line, then. And they remain in use today.

Good to see that photo, thanks.

[Casey2296]

Such a powerful image in its simplicity and nostalgia. Thanks for posting.

[Roger Carp]

Many thanks to everyone who has replied. The image on Getty Images is indeed from Life magazine (1953). I am familiar with this one.

The one I am looking for came from 1951 and shows Roy Campanella leaning over an elevated display of his trains. That is the one that sold on eBay in 2016 and can be seen on Worthpoint.com

I am also told that the filming of the Campanella home shown in the "Person to Person" TV show from October of 1953 also shows the trains. However, I do not believe footage of that segment has survived.

I will keep looking and appreciate the comments shared!

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by roger carp

many thanks to everyone who has replied. The image on getty images is indeed from life magazine (1953). I am familiar with this one.

The one i am looking for came from 1951 and shows roy campanella leaning over an elevated display of his trains. That is the one that sold on ebay in 2016 and can be seen on worthpoint.com

i am also told that the filming of the campanella home shown in the "person to person" tv show from october of 1953 also shows the trains. However, i do not believe footage of that segment has survived.

I will keep looking and appreciate the comments shared!

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link: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ella-252484896