| Title: | Jackie thrills homeless kids |
| Description: | Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson, in suit, with two toddlers, one sitting on striped sofa, one sitting on rocking horse. Caption on verso: "Jackie Thrills Homeless Kids: Jackie Robinson, Dodger star, gives kids in Child Placing and Adoption Committee office a double boost. He gave them autographed baseballs and bats and also issued call for persons interested in adopting or boarding youngsters to write to him care of the Brooklyn Dodgers." |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Dec. 17, 1949. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [3]
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| Subject: |
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. [4] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [5] African American baseball players [6] Toddlers [7] Orphans [8] |
| 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 0975 |