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Photo Gallery: 6 Decades of Dodgers Stories in L.A.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the great archival photographs used in our latest documentary, "6 Decades of Dodgers Stories in L.A." tell an incredible story.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the great archival photographs used in our latest documentary, "Dodgers Stories: 6 Decades in L.A." tell an incredible story. Browse through our photo gallery below to get a sample of the fantastic images unearthed from Los Angeles Public Library archives and submitted by our very own viewers.

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1/9 Walter O'Malley, partial owner and president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, decided to move his team west after Rosalind Wyman and other city officials agreed to build him a new stadium.
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Roz at the Coliseum
2/9 Rosalind Wyman checks home base and the general view at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in preparation to receive the Dodgers for Opening Day.
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3/9 An aerial photograph of Chavez Ravine shows labels with neighboring landmarks during the construction of Dodger Stadium. | LA Herald Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library
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4/9 Sandy Koufax pitched 12 seasons for the Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. | LA Herald Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library
Dodgers Stories: The Music Behind the Film
Dodgers Stories: The Music Behind the Film
5/9 The Dynamic Duo: Don Drysdale (left) and Sandy Koufax (right)
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6/9 Sandy Koufax with fan Dorothy Garcia
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7/9 Mike Scioscia holding fan Ann Perez's son, wearing a baby Dodger outfit from 1983 (Fernando Valenzuela #34).
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8/9 Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at Dodger Stadium in L.A. | LA Herald Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library
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9/9 Fan Ann Perez and her kids at Dodgers stadium in the 1990s.

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