About This Item


  • Title[Preacher Roe bunting]
  • Call NumberDODG_0998
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe preparing to bunt as he awaits pitch at Dodgers' spring training grounds in Vero Beach, Fla.; catcher behind him; one other player looking on from other side of fence; barracks-like building and onlookers in background.
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso: date inscribed: 1953.
  • SubjectRoe, Preacher, 1916-2008 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Spring training -- Florida -- Vero Beach ; Batting (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.