About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0272
  • TitleHappy day!
  • SummaryFans, mostly boys and young men, cheering and waving into camera at Ebbets Field; two girls standing behind man with binoculars in middle ground; vendor in white uniform in background. Caption: "Happy Day!: Some of the youngsters who were able to get bleacher seats for the big Dodger-Giant opening game at Ebbets Field express their feelings on the subject. The stands were sold out soon after the general admissions booth opened."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On versos: date stamped: Apr. 19, 1949; "Eagle Sports Photo by Lambert." Retouched.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- 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: Fans: Interior of Stadium: Medium Crowd: II