About This Item


  • Title[Portrait of Jackie Robinson]
  • Call NumberDODG_0968
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryStudio portrati of Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson in suit. Caption on verso: "Bearing an advance message for Brotherhood Week, Jackie Robinson, Dodger star, yesterday opened a week-long cross-country speaking tour for the National Conference of Christians and Jews, it was announced by Dr. Sterling W. Brown, executive vice president of the organization . . . ".
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsphotographsportraits
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Dec. 3, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title supplied by cataloger. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRobinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; African American baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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.