| Title: | Pennant goes up in Times Square |
| Description: | Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson (in tuxedo) standing under marquee with his wife, Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore, and others; pennant reading "Brooklyn" stretched over their heads; policemen and others in background. Caption on verso: "Pennant Goes Up in Times Square: Before premiere of 'The Jackie Robinson Story," Borough President Cashmore and Robinson raise Dodgers' National League flag over marquee of Astor Theater, Manhattan, while Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Cashmore look on." |
| Date: | 1950 |
| Location: | Times Square (New York, N.Y.) [2] Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: May 17, 1950; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. [5] Robinson, Rachel, 1922- [6] Cashmore, John, 1895-1961. [7] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [8] African American baseball players [9] Politicians [10] Motion picture premieres [11] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Night photographs. |
| 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 0980 |