| Title: | GIs to take over Ebbets Field |
| Description: | Caption: "GIs to take over Ebbets Field--Representatives of the Kings County Jewish War Veterans discuss with Lt. Gen. Withers A. Burgess, First Army Commander, their plans to invite 4,000 men from New York area military installations and hospitals to the third annual J. W. V. game at Ebbets Field, July 23, when the Dodgers will play the Cubs. Seated, left to right, Jerry Cohen, Kings County commander; Lt. Gen. Burgess; Mrs. Rose Schwager, county president of the ladies auxiliary; standing, Henry Shields, executive director of Kings County J. W. V., and Mrs. Julia Karan, county chairman of the J. W. V. Ebbets Field Day." |
| Date: | 1953 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. Stamped on verso: date: Jun[e] 27, 1953; "US Army photograph." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Clubs [3]
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| Subject: |
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. [4] Clubs [5] Veterans [6] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portraits. |
| 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: | CLUB 0399 |