DI MAGIO AND O'DOUL, TOKYO, JAPAN Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 8835-1 ADC 8835 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2623) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH AND APC MP 788 ² ea Silent RG 111 DI MAGGIO AND 0° DOUL (Proj 50-243) Accession III_NAV_210 Tokyo, Japan - 3 Nov 50 Japanese lining curb. Japanese crowding the street as DiMaggio and 08 Doul come by. CUs, O'Doul. CU, DiMaggio signing autographs. CU, 0' Doul holding balloons. Police band leading the cars with the two baseball heroes. LAS, people atop roof, Tokyo PX. Decorated balcony with the sign, "Welcome, Lefty 0' Doul and Joe DiMaggio." The two baseball men are on balcony. Tilt-down, to the crowd with their arms upraised to catch balls which Joe is throwing out. Crowd at stand at the Korakuen Stadium. Japanese photogs snapping pictures as 0 Doul and DiMaggio come out on field. DiMaggio is wearing a baseball uniform. Both men receive souvenirs. Joe batting out a few. MS, Kotsuru, Japan's home-run king, in the box. Kotsuru at bat. Joe signing baseballs for the Japanese team's mascots. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew Signal Corps DC 835-2 ADC 8835 SOURCE: AFCF (A=2623) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH AND APC MP 788° ea Silent RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 DI MAGGIO AND O'DOUL (Pro 50-243) (CONT'D) Tokyo, Japan * 3 Nov 50 (CONT'D) Joe with some of the Japanese players. DiMaggio and Kotsuru shaking hands. Japanese photogs snapping pictures. DiMaggio coming out on field waving his cap to the packed stadium. 0 Doul speaking at mike. MCU, DiMaggio at microphone. Japanese photographers snapping away. CU, 0' Doul and DiMaggio. Japanese actresses presenting bouquets to the two. M & MLS, Joe DiMaggio at the plate batting. CU, O' Doul speaking to an unidentified Japanese. Joe shaking hands with Japanese pitcher. MS, DiMaggio, O'Doul, and Japanese star, Kotsuru. DiMaggio and O'Doul in car with Japanese film star. Cars with the two baseball stars making their way slowly through crowded streets. Boys jump onto Joe's car begging for autographs. Crowd to the sidelines, young girls, teen-agers in front. The crowd jumping on DiMaggio's car as it comes by. VS, of the cars going through the crowded streets. Joe signing autographs. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities