Original photograph of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello enjoying a meal with Joe DiMaggio and his wife Dorothy Arnold, 1941

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1941. Vintage publicity photograph of comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello having a meal with baseball player Joe DiMaggio and his wife, former actress Dorothy Arnold. Printed mimeo snipe and reference library stamp on the verso.

DiMaggio and Arnold married in 1939, but their relationship was troubled, and the couple would divorce in 1944, while DiMaggio was on leave from the Yankees during World War II.

From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

[Book #165577]