| Title: | Putting the "bed" in Bedford |
| Description: | Young men and boys, some with blankets, sleeping or resting on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; flattened cardboard, upended crate, and comic books scattered about. Caption: "Putting the 'Bed' in Bedford: It was a long night next to Ebbets Field, and most of the fans awaiting today's game tried to get some sleep. It was a heavy-lidded crowd that poured into the bleachers when the gates opened, however." |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 7, 1949; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [5] Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) [6] Baseball fans [7] Queues [8] Sleeping [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 0211 |