About This Item

  • TitleAt home with the Hodges
  • Call NumberDODG_0482
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges and his wife holding their two children; bystanders or fans in background; location unknown, perhaps stadium or playing field in Vero Beach, Florida. Caption: "At Home with the Hodges: Meaning Gil Hodges of the Dodgers, of course, with his lovely wife Jean and chidren, Irene, two, and Gil Jr., three. Their presence makes the arduous Vero Beach (Fla.) chores that much easier."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Mar. 12, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHodges, Gil, 1924-1972 -- Family ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Families -- Florida -- Vero Beach ; Spring training (Baseball) -- Florida -- Vero Beach
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationVero Beach (Fla.)
  • 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.