15-year-old prophecy

15-year-old prophecy
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Title: 15-year-old prophecy
Description:

Two men and four women (backs to camera) standing in the back of a truck beneath a wooden canopy; all looking at large sign before them; lettering on truck reads, "Lumber, Schuster Bros., Lumber." Caption on verso: "15-Year-Old Prophcy: This sign, now hanging in storage shed of Schuster Brothers Demolition Company, 2701 Avenue X, was torn down at Coney Island about 15 years ago. Prophet unknown. The sign reads, 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Our Prediction -- Brooklyn Dodgers Pennant Winners of 1949.'"

Date: 1949
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: On verso: date stamped: Oct. 4, 1949 "Eagle Staff photo."
Title from caption on verso.
Retouched.
Collection: Brooklyn Dodgers
Subject: Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Signs and signboards
Storage facilities
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library
ID: DODG 0889