About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_1012
  • TitleJimmy Romano
  • SummaryHalf-length portrait against neutral background of Brooklyn Dodgers farm team pitcher Jimmy Romano (who later pitched three games for the Dodgers in 1950) in uniform. Caption: "Jimmy Romano . . . whose middle handle is King and who may some day, indeed, rule all the pitchers in the National League . . . 22 on April 6, he is a sprawling 6-6 right-hand pitcher with St. Paul, a demon for work . . . ".
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Mar. 27, 1949. Retouched ; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: Romano, Jimmy