About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0211
  • TitlePutting the "bed" in Bedford
  • SummaryYoung men and boys, some with blankets, sleeping or resting on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; flattened cardboard, upended crate, and comic books scattered about. Caption: "Putting the 'Bed' in Bedford: It was a long night next to Ebbets Field, and most of the fans awaiting today's game tried to get some sleep. It was a heavy-lidded crowd that poured into the bleachers when the gates opened, however."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 7, 1949; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Queues -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Sleeping -- 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: Exterior of Stadium: Waiting (All Nighters)