About This Item

  • TitleFans in the bleachers
  • Call NumberDODG_0266
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryLarge crowd on sunny day behind portion of outfield or bullpen fence at Yankee Stadium, probably during Dodgers-Yankees World Series game on September 30, 1947; portion of marching band in bullpen or outfield area at upper right. Caption: "Fans in the Bleachers: Row on row, shoulder to shoulder, the early birds jammed this section of Yankee Stadium before game time."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 12 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 30, 1947; "Eagle staff p[hoto]."
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York Yankees (Baseball team) ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009) ; World Series (Baseball) ; Baseball fans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBronx (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.