SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 1002, DODG 1008), some of which may also be described in this new record; Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe posing before empty stadium seats at Ebbets Field before game; images identical except for size, cropping, and retouching; 1001 (10 x 8 in.) shows Roe from waist up; 1002 (7 x 4 in.) shows Roe from legs up, including ball and glove in left hand (not seen in 1001); more extensive background in 1002; 1008 (7 x 5) the most tightly cropped of the the three, with no background, and cut to follow contours of Roe's head at top. Caption on verso of 1001: "Preacher Roe, stalwart of the Dodgers' pitching staff, whose terrific .880 average was forged with 22 victories, as against only three defeats."
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On versos: earliest date stamped: Dec. 23, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamps. 1001 and 1008 retouched, 1001 with grease pencil cropping marks.
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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