SummaryGroup of soldiers, mostly African American, in front row seats at Ebbets Field; one soldier standing to throw baseball; sign with flag on fence before soldiers reads, "Welcome Home [K]orean Heroes." Caption: "Thrill of Lifetime: Repatriated prisoner of war Pfc. Rafael Morarosa has the honor of throwing out the first ball to open game between the Dodgers and the Redlegs yesterday. The Dodgers were host to nine recently freed PWs from the metropolitan area."
SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; African American soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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