| Title: | The long vigil |
| Description: | One older woman and two younger women, partly covered with blankets, sitting on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; older woman on left holding cat; younger woman on right with radio on lap. Caption: "The Long Vigil: Borough lasses in the vanguard of the bleacher line listen to their portable, while awaiting the 10 a.m. signal to move into the centerfield section. Holding a disinterested feline fan is Joyce Fox of 356 New York Ave., while keeping her company are Mary Beatty of 455 Park Place and Pat Creamer of 1008 Carroll St." |
| 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; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
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| Subject: |
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [5] Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.) [6] Baseball fans [7] Cats [8] Queues [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 0215 |