About This Item


  • TitleA cleanup job
  • Call NumberDODG_0972
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson sitting on the edge of bathtub as he applies a towel to his young son. Caption on verso: "A Cleanup Job: Only this time instead of using a bat Jackie Robinson goes to work on the ears of his son and heir Jackie Jr. who like all kids has a proficiency for getting himself dirty during the day."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Aug. 16, 1949. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRobinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Family ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; African American baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; African American boys -- 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.