SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers manager Charlies Dressen autographing cartoon held by man in straw hat at Ebbets Field before game; Dodger second baseman Jackie Robinson standing just behind Dressen and ready to add his autograph; two other men at left looking on; bat rack in lower right foreground; fans in stadium seats in background. Caption on verso: "Music Lovers: Brooklyn Dodger manager Chuck Dressen adds his signature to scroll to be presented by his team to its loudest rooters during pre-game Sym-Phony Day ceremonies for tomorrow at Ebbets Field. Also waiting to inscribe the players' tribute to the Sym-Phonists '14 years of devotion to all things Brooklyn' is Jackie Robinson, as County Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, chairman of the Sym-Phony Club, approvingly watches at right. Henry Modell, far left, and Herman Kahn beside him, are co-chairman and treasurer, respectively, of the committee."
SubjectRobinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 ; Dressen, Charles, 1894-1966 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; African American baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball managers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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