About This Item

  • Call NumberCRIM_0043
  • TitleGambling in the schools
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (CRIM 0044, CRIM 0045), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption (0045): "Gambling in the schools--Here are three betting cards [two 7 x 4 in.; one 9 x 4 in.] distributed in the New York City school system for kid football, basketball, and baseball fans who want to back their choices with hard cash--like nickels, dimes, and quarters. They are typical of betting cards circulated throughout the nation's schools by the gambling ring."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description3 photographic prints : black & white
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Dec. 14, 1949. Title from caption on verso of 0045.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGambling -- New York (State) -- New York ; Gambling and crime -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Crime: Gambling: Basketball