About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0197
  • TitleEarly hopefuls
  • SummaryAerial view of large crowd behind wooden barricades at Ebbets Field; policemen and scattered pedestrians on other side of barricades; signs on wall for Gates 6 to 11 (left) and Gates 1 to 5 (right). Caption: "Early Hopefuls: The came in droves, the bleacher boys did, hoping to secure a good spot for the second game [of World Series]."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 1, 1947; "Eagle Staff Photo."
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Queues -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceCrown 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: Exterior of Stadium: Bleacher Admission