About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_0532
  • Title[Clyde King using fire extinguisher]
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Clyde King using fire extinguisher on unseen object at Ebbets Field; billboards on outfield wall in background.
  • Date[ca. 1951]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Retouched; portions cut from bottom right (2 x 2 in.) and upper left (3 x 2 in.).
  • SubjectKing, Clyde, 1924-2010 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fire extinguishers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (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: King, Clyde: General