About This Item


  • TitleThe long vigil
  • Call NumberDODG_0215
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryOne older woman and two younger women, partly covered with blankets, sitting on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; older woman on left holding cat; younger woman on right with radio on lap. Caption: "The Long Vigil: Borough lasses in the vanguard of the bleacher line listen to their portable, while awaiting the 10 a.m. signal to move into the centerfield section. Holding a disinterested feline fan is Joyce Fox of 356 New York Ave., while keeping her company are Mary Beatty of 455 Park Place and Pat Creamer of 1008 Carroll St."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 7, 1949; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Cats -- New York (State) -- New York ; Queues -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • 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.