Home Base: Memories of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field

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Center for Brooklyn History
This exhibition was originally organized and published by the Brooklyn Historical Society.

Home Base explored the connection between Ebbets Field, the Dodgers, and the Brooklyn community.

The exhibition, curated by local high school students in BHS' Exhibition Laboratory program, told the history of the team and its fans. It featured BHS's rich Dodgers collection - baseball cards, photographs of the field, ticket stubs, uniforms, seats from Ebbets Field, autographed baseballs, score books from the 19th century, team photos, and the famous Dodger Banner from their 1955 World Series win. The exhibition included interviews with fans and employees of Ebbets Field recalling humorous and emotional stories, recorded by students and BHS staff. Home Base evoked the thrill and excitement of attending games at Ebbets Field at the height of the Dodgers era.