About This Item


  • TitleWhew!
  • Call NumberDODG_0189
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 0188), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two images of disappointed Brooklyn Dodgers fans, apparently outside Ebbets Field; 0188 shows man with closed eyes leaning against no parking sign; 0189 shows father with head in hand sitting on curb with son. Caption on 0188: "Whew!: Dave Schwartz, left, was just about flattened by what the Braves did to the Dodgers. Then he heard about what the Cubs did to the Cards and had to rest on a sign outside Ebbets Field." Caption on 0189: "At right, a young fan, who looks as though he could stand some comforting himself, tries to brace up his dad after the Dodger defeat. Neither was aware when the picture was taken that the Cubs were mopping up at Sportsman's Park."
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white ; 8 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso of 0188. On verso of 0188: date stamped: Sep. 30, 1946; "Eagle Staff photo." Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fathers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.