About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_1171
  • TitleFred Merkle
  • SummaryPhotograph of a photograph of Fred Merkle, who played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1916, wearing cap of New York Giants (his previous team) and looking into camera; interior photograph pinned to wall with four thumbtacks; location unknown.
  • Date[1915?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; New York Giants (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- 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
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: World Series: 1916