About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0345
  • TitleOnly 11 days to go
  • SummaryOlder man wrapped in blanket and seated on chair outside closed gate of Ebbets Field, pointing to homemade sign and calendar reading, "Give a Ticket To a Wouned Vet. That Sweetest Day's Coming. Dodgers Win Series in 4 Straight." Caption: "Only 11 Days To Go: Samuel Maxwell, 62, of 31 N. Oxford St., took his post in front of the bleacher gate at Ebbets Field today and plans to camp there until the World Series starts on Oct. 5. He will tear one date off his homemade calendar every day."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 24, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectEbbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Older men -- New York (State) -- New York ; Queues -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • 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: Fans: Tickets