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Photograph of Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella with Brooklyn Dodger teammates

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
    Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993
    Pee Wee Reese, American, 1918 - 1999
    Duke Snider, American, 1926 - 2011
    Preacher Roe, American, 1916 - 2008
    Gilbert "Gil" Ray Hodges, American, 1924 - 1972
    Carl Anthony Furillo, American, 1922 - 1989
    Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883

    Description

    Black and white photograph of Jackie Robinson with teammates of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Seven men total, standing with one leg out of the dug out (man on left has his PR leg out of the dug out with no glove on, while the other six men on the right have their PL leg out of the dugout and gloves on their PL hands, resting on their knees. From left to right: Carl Furillo, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Preacher Roe, Gil Hodges. Their uniforms are all white, with Dodgers written diagonally across the front with their numbers in the bottom right corner of the jersey. Each individual is wearing a baseball cap with a "B" on the front of the crown. There is a handwritten note, in blue ink, across Jackie Robinson's (second from left) chest, reading "Jackie/ Robinson/ at/ Ebbets/ Field/ in (illegible)/M J." On the reverse, also in blue ink, in the bottom right hand corner, reads "Jackie Robinson & "Compy" Brooklyn Dodger/1948?"

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted with pride from Ellen Brooks

    Date

    1955

    Object number

    2014.167.5

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)

    Place depicted

    New York City, Brooklyn County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Men
    Race relations
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fefee423-f2cd-4c3a-b6d3-0d0001d10e68

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.167.5

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