| Title: | Ready for the Giants |
| Description: | Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese greeting fans at airport, two carrying signs reading "Give The Giants The Bums Rush" and "[We] Can't Wait Till Next Year." Caption on verso: "Ready for the Giants: As Dodgers land at LaGuardia Field, returning from Western tour, fans mob Pee Wee Reese, center, as they hail the conquering (we hope) heroes who launch big three-game series with Giants at Polo Grounds tonight. Next to Reese, in light suit, is Lee Scott, club's road secretary." |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Queens (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Sep. 3, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999. [5] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [6] La Guardia Airport. [7] Baseball players [8] Baseball fans [9] |
| 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 0955 |