President Dwight Eisenhower throws out first ball at Washington Senators game

Title card: "Play Ball!" superimposed over fans in stadium seats at Griffith Stadium / MS crowd stands as President Eisenhower walks to his seat / CU crowd of photographers take photos, some stand on ladders / Pan from W on uniform up to face of Charlie Dressen, Washington Senators' new manager, smiling / Dressen shakes hands with Baltimore Orioles manager Paul Richards/ MS Eisenhower throws out first ball from stands, pan to players scrambling to get ball/ MS crowd claps and smiles/ MS Washington's Pete Runnels hand the ball to Eisenhower who autographs it, hands it back and shakes Runnels' hand / tilt down: group of photographers/ CU Senators run out onto field/ VS game
Title card: "Play Ball!" superimposed over fans in stadium seats at Griffith Stadium / MS crowd stands as President Eisenhower walks to his seat / CU crowd of photographers take photos, some stand on ladders / Pan from W on uniform up to face of Charlie Dressen, Washington Senators' new manager, smiling / Dressen shakes hands with Baltimore Orioles manager Paul Richards/ MS Eisenhower throws out first ball from stands, pan to players scrambling to get ball/ MS crowd claps and smiles/ MS Washington's Pete Runnels hand the ball to Eisenhower who autographs it, hands it back and shakes Runnels' hand / tilt down: group of photographers/ CU Senators run out onto field/ VS game
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Editorial #:
579373302
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
11 April, 1955
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:45:18
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001734_03_03.mov