About This Item

  • TitleThe Robinson family
  • Call NumberDODG_0969
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson at home with his wife and baby son. Caption on verso: "The Robinson Family: Jackie applies the bottle to his son and heir, five-month-old Jack, while his wife, Rachel, keeps a watchful eye on the proceedings."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Apr. 21, 1947; "Eagle Staff photo." Title from caption on verso. Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRobinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Family ; Robinson, Rachel, 1922- ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; African American baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; African American families -- 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.