About This Item

  • TitleLucky (time) piece
  • Call NumberDODG_1006
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe sitting on bench in locker room of Ebbets Field and holding wristwatch in case before him; jerseys hanging from lockers in background. Typed press release on verso: "Lucky (Time) Piece: Just before the battle -- Preacher Roe examines the unique left-handed wristwatch specially made for him and presented for this day of days by the Illinois Division of Hamilton Watch Company . . . ".
  • Date[ca. 1950]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from typed press release on verso. On verso: photographer's stamp.
  • CreatorKaufman, Irving
  • SubjectRoe, Preacher, 1916-2008 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Wrist watches -- New York (State) -- New York ; Locker rooms -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.