About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0301
  • TitleCrowds gathered
  • SummaryLarge crowd, some holding American flags, none cheering, gathered behind wooden barricades in Downtown Brooklyn; storefronts along Court Street in background. Caption: "Crowds gathered early at Borough Hall today to witness two events -- the Dodger motorcade and labor's day [sic] in Rededication Week."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 26, 1947; "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Location Other Than Stadium