About This Item
- TitleLearning from an expert
- Call NumberEAGL_0003
- Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummaryFour young men in apparent banquet hall examining baseball held by older man in middle; poster and palm fronds in background. Caption: "Learning from an expert: Preacher Roe, south paw star of the Dodgers' mound staff, shows four Brooklyn All Star hurlers how he holds the ball before delivering it. The sandlot twirlers gaining some knowledge are (left to right) Larry Contillo, Bob Weber, Bill Frankhauser and Norman Schatzel. The gang held a little meeting last night at the Hotel St. George, where the Brooklyn Against the World dinner took place."
- Date1949
- Formatstill image
- Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
- Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
- NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jul[y] 22, 1949. "Eagle Sports Picture" on caption. Title from caption on verso.
- CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
- Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
- SubjectBaseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Banquets -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
- 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.