About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_1028
  • Title[Jim Russell taking practice swing]
  • SummaryPittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jim Russell, who later played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, taking practice swing before game at Ebbets Field; partially filled stadium seats in background.
  • Date[ca. 1945]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectPittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Batting (Baseball) -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (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: Russell, Jim