About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_0542
  • TitleThe funnyman was there
  • SummaryClown dressed as hobo mingling with smiling boys in stands at Ebbets Field. Caption: "The Funnyman Was Here: Peter Kazlauskas as clown delights a group of children yesterday at Ebbets Field where the Dodgers trounced the Giants 7 to 2. The kids seemed to be Dodger rooters to a man."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 9, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Clowns -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Boys -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBorough Park (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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: Knot-Hole Club