The long vigil
| Title: | The long vigil | 
| Description: | One older woman and two younger women, partly covered with blankets, sitting on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; older woman on left holding cat; younger woman on right with radio on lap. Caption: "The Long Vigil: Borough lasses in the vanguard of the bleacher line listen to their portable, while awaiting the 10 a.m. signal to move into the centerfield section. Holding a disinterested feline fan is Joyce Fox of 356 New York Ave., while keeping her company are Mary Beatty of 455 Park Place and Pat Creamer of 1008 Carroll St." | 
| Date: | 1949 | 
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) | 
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. | 
| More Details: | Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 7, 1949; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. | 
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers | 
| Subject: | Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) Baseball fans Cats Queues | 
| 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 0215 | 







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