About This Item

  • Call NumberEAGL_0004
  • TitleAt victory dinner
  • SummarySix men in jackets and ties (one in bow tie) standing informally in corner of room; wallpaper design with birds and flowers in right background. Caption: "At victory dinner: Notables in all walks of life gather at the Hotel St. George for the fete marking the close of the Brooklyn-Against-the-World baseball series. Among them were, left to right, radio announcer Red Barber, stars of Broadway, Benny Baker and Pat Harrington; Barber's sidekick, Connie Desmond; Jack Collins of the Dodgers' front office, and Fresco Thompson, Dodger scout and coach of the World All-Stars."
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Aug. 11, 1946. "Eagle Sports picture" on caption. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBarber, Red, 1908- ; Desmond, Connie ; Baker, Benny, 1907- ; Harrington, Pat, 1900-1965 ; Banquets -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • 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 Eagle: Baseball