World Series: Yankees vs. Dodgers (Gilliam slides into second)
Ernie Sisto/The New York Times
American, 1904–1989
September 28, 1955
A gelatin silver print photograph that freezes a decisive World Series play— a baserunner sliding into second as a fielder stretches to catch the ball.
What strikes you is the suspended instant: the ball hanging in the air, dust flaring under the runner’s cleats, the fielder twisted with glove outstretched, and a crouching umpire watching from the shadowed edge of the frame.
As an exemplar of midcentury sports photojournalism, it turned split-second athletic drama into vivid visual storytelling and helped define how photography captures motion, tension, and public spectacle.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
8 13/16 × 12 3/16" (22.4 × 30.9 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The New York Times Collection
Accession
2105.2001
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