About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0339
  • TitleCan I help you?
  • SummaryOlder woman operating switchboard behind glass partition in "Information" office. Caption: "Can I Help You?: This is the cheery salutation of Mrs. Grace Therkildsen, affectionately known as 'Miss T.' to hundreds of Dodger fans, both personally and over the phone. ' Miss T.' is receptionist and telephone operator at the Dodgers headquarters, 215 Montague St."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 25, 1954; photographer's stamp; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Telephone switchboards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Telephone operators -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn 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: Fans: Ticket Office