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  • TitleJackie makes a hit
  • Call NumberDODG_0963
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson receiving certificate from a man on left whose face is blocked by retouching; location unknown. Caption on verso: "Jackie Makes a Hit: Second baseman Jackie Robinson receives a scroll from Supreme Court Justice George J. Beldock, president of Youth United, in recognition of his outstanding social service work off the field. Presentation took place at an Ebbets Field reception in honor of the forthcoming film 'The Jackie Robinson Story,' which opens May 16."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 30, 1950. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRobinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; African American baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Award presentations -- 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.