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Brooklyn Dodgers baseball star James “Jim” Gilliam presented with key to City, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1955
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Title
Brooklyn
Dodgers
baseball
star
James
“Jim”
Gilliam
presented
with
key
to
City
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1955
Personal name
Gilliam
,
James
William
,
1928-1978
Corporate name
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History--Sources
Topical entry
Celebrities
Baseball--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Baseball players--Tennessee--Nashville
Sports--Tennessee--Nashville
Athletes--United States
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description
Pictured
:
Brooklyn
Dodgers
baseball
star
James
William
“Jim”
Gilliam
accepting
a
Nashville
Honorary
Citizen
Award
and
key
to the
City
,
circa
1955
.
Mayor
Ben
West
(on
right)
and the
other
officials
are
presenting
the
honor
at a
sports
stadium
in
Nashville
.
Gilliam
was
born
October
17
,
1928
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
and
began
playing
on a
local
semi-pro
team
at
age
14
. He
left
high
school
to
pursue
his
career
in
baseball
. He was
voted
an
All-Star
three
years
from
1948
to
1950
,
playing
in the
Negro
Leagues
with the
Baltimore
Elite
Giants
. In
1951
he was
signed
as a
free
agent
by the
Brooklyn
Dodgers
and
played
for their
International
League
farm
team
, the
Montreal
Royals
.
Gilliam
made
his
debut
with the
Dodgers
in
April
1953
. He
continued
to
star
with the
team
after
their
1958
move
to
Los
Angeles
,
California
,
retiring
as a
player
following
the
1966
season
.
Gilliam
played
in
seven
World
Series
with the
Dodgers
.
Upon
retirement
, he
became
a
full-time
coach
in
1967
until
his
death
in
1978
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
ca.
1955
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 4420 James Gilliam Dodger honorary citizen 1955 001
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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