About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0889
  • Title15-year-old prophecy
  • SummaryTwo men and four women (backs to camera) standing in the back of a truck beneath a wooden canopy; all looking at large sign before them; lettering on truck reads, "Lumber, Schuster Bros., Lumber." Caption on verso: "15-Year-Old Prophcy: This sign, now hanging in storage shed of Schuster Brothers Demolition Company, 2701 Avenue X, was torn down at Coney Island about 15 years ago. Prophet unknown. The sign reads, 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Our Prediction -- Brooklyn Dodgers Pennant Winners of 1949.'".
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Oct. 4, 1949 "Eagle Staff photo." Title from caption on verso. Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Signs and signboards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Storage facilities -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sheepshead Bay (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: Pennant: 1949