About This Item

  • TitleRiding high
  • Call NumberDODG_0936
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese carried on the shoulders of a large crowd apparently celebrating the Dodgers pennant victory over the St. Louis Cardinals; some fans holding signs reading, "Leave Us Give The Yankees the Bums Rush!" and "It Wasn't In The Cards!" Caption on verso: "Riding High: Peewee Reese, the Dodgers' Mr. Shortstop, is borne in triumph on a sea of Brooklyn fandom at Pennsylvania Station."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Sep. 19, 1947; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectReese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999 ; Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.) ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Manhattan (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.