[Wilbert Robinson tossing ball] - Digital Collections

Call NumberDODG_0644
Title[Wilbert Robinson tossing ball]
SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 0645), some of which may also be described in this new record; Studio portrait of Wilbert Robinson, later Brooklyn Dodgers manager, shown as a young man wearing athletic uniform and tossing ball into air; 0644 (7 x 4 in.) printed on hard board, with "Gilbert & Bacon" printed at bottom of recto; 0645 (10 x 8 in.) reproduction of same image, lacking "Gilbert & Bacon" label.
Date1916
Formatstill image
Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso of 0644: date stamped: Jul. 2, 1916; Gilbert & Bacon label; Brooklyn Daily Eagle stamp. Retouched.
CreatorGilbert & Bacon
SubjectRobinson, Wilbert, 1863-1934 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball managers -- New York (State) -- New York
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: Managers: Robinson, Wilbert