Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)

'Twas a banner event in music circles

Young man with Dodgers pennant attatched to bow playing violin during night game at Ebbets Field....

23rd Regiment Armory where fifth Brooklyn auto show will be held

View from corner of castle-like armory with...

33 years in the Guard

Elderly soldier seated at desk doing paperwork, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "33 YEARS IN THE GUARD...

A cheer for the Yanks

Brooklyn Dodgers fan Dom Barbudo (or Barbuto), with cigar and baseball cap, giving a Bronx cheer as he watches game. Caption: "A Cheer for the...

A day to remember

Young man in wheel chair in stands at Ebbets Field, surrounded by two men in suits and three Dodgers in uniform; Ralph Branca presenting baseball...

Alexander Hamilton High School

Facade of Alexander Hamilton Vocational High School, a large, four-story, masonry building located at 150 Albany...

All they want is a Dodger victory

Crowd cheering and waving at Ebbets Field; three teenage boys prominent in foreground; boy at left looking into...

Anti-tank

Six soldiers clustered around anti-tank gun in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "ANTI-TANK.: One of the biggest and newest guns...

As bad as K. P.

Three soldiers cleaning and handling weapons at gun rack, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "AS BAD AS K. P.: One of...

Babe Herman

Brooklyn Dodgers (then known as Brooklyn Robins) rightfielder Babe Herman in batting pose, probably in Ebbets Field before game; billboards on outfield...

Batty about daddy

Two boys posing with bats, gloves, and oversize jerseys at Ebbets Field. Caption on verso: "Batty About Daddy: Looking more like they were...

Before the count

Cavernous interior of armory on Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights, showing election workers milling about tables and cabinets; one group of workers at left...

Bleacher crowd at Ebbets Field

Large crowd watching game at Ebbets Field, some sitting, some standing, some looking into camera; African American man...

Blow, bugles, blow!

One of two images of fans playing musical instruments in stands during night game at Ebbets Field; 0305 shows fans playing trumpets, cymbals...

Blow, bugles, blow!

One of two images of fans playing musical instruments in stands during night game at Ebbets Field; 0306 shows some of the same fans, with...

Body English

Three women of different ages looking left and cheering or smiling or leaning forward at Ebbets Field; other fans in darkness behind them. Caption: "...

Borough guards head for camp

Soldiers, with two in front carrying American and regimental flags, marching by leafy median; pedestrians in background...

Brand-new tenants at Albany Houses

Father holding son as his wife opens the door of a stove in the kitchen of their new apartment in housing...

Brooklyn High School for Homemaking

Facade of Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, a large, four-story, masonry building, with name of school in...

Brooklyn High School for Homemaking

Close-up of facade of Brooklyn High School for Homemaking, a large, four-story masonry building located at...

Brooklyn Home for Aged Colored People

Exterior view of Brooklyn Home for Aged Colored People, a large, three-story, brick building, located at...

Brooklyn is home

Young man and woman sitting on carpeted floor with books spread before them; upholstered chairs, framed pictures, and venetian blinds in...

Brooklyn Jewish Center

External view of Brooklyn Jewish Center located at 667-691 Eastern Parkway. Image includes two parked automobiles.

Brooklyn Orphan Asylum

Exterior view of The Brooklyn Orphan Asylum located at 1435 Atlantic Avenue.  The image is not dated.

Brooklyn Orphan Asylum

Brooklyn Orphan Asylum located at 1435 Atlantic Avenue. The exact address is unknown.

Brooklyn Orphan Asylum

Exterior view of Brooklyn Orphan Asylum located at 1435 Atlantic Avenue. The image is not dated.

Bye! Bye! Blues

Five unsmiling men watching baseball game from first row of stadium seats at Ebbets Field. Caption on verso: "Bye! Bye! Blues: This study in how to...

Careful, Mister!

Two men, one carrying chair and mattress, on steps at housing project bound by Bergen and Pacific Streets and by Ralph and Rochester Avenues....

City fathers appreciate Dodger fan music, too

Six men standing in first row at Ebbets Field, one (in Dodger uniform) playing trumpet...

Clyde King

Half-length view of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Clyde King with hand on hip at Ebbets Field; outfield wall, empty stadium seats, and one other player in...

Communications

Six soldiers, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights, practicing with two radio packs on table before them. Caption: "...

Crown Heights family

Exterior view of an African American family of nine sitting on a Crown Heights stoop. The exact location is unknown.

Crucial, excruciating eighth

Slightly blurry view of fans during World Series game at Ebbets Field, some sitting, some standing, most with...

Cuddly things for cuddly ones

Caption: "Cuddly things for cuddly ones--Youngsters at P.S. 167 [1025 Eastern Parkway] turn over soft toys made for...

Dodger fans, cold but loud

Four girls with "Brooklyn" sign shouting or cheering at head of crowd waiting for tickets outside Ebbets Field; billboard and 60...

Dodger scout Turk Karam

Brooklyn Dodgers scout Turk Karam, with straw hat, glasses, and note pad in hand, standing in dugout of Ebbets Field with one leg...

Dodger Sym-Phony out of tune?

Band consisting of three percussionists, one trumpeter, and one clarinetist playing behind railing in stands at Ebbets...

Dodgers' last standees

Crowd of men filing into Ebbets Field under sign for bleacher admission; policeman overseeing them from behind wooden barricade...

Eager beaver

Man with heavy beard and hat leaning through railings at Ebbets Field to watch World Series game; younger fans at right also looking through railings....

Eager fans

Thirteen men and three women, some with blankets and most smiling and waving to camera, sitting or standing on stoop before closed gate at Ebbets Field....

Earl Mossor

One of two views of Earl Mossor, who pitched in three games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951, posing at Ebbets Field before game; 0711 shows Mossor...

Earl Mossor

One of two views of Earl Mossor, who pitched in three games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951, posing at Ebbets Field before game; 0712 shows Mossor...

Early birds baiting the worms

Smiling fans waving into camera behind wooden barricades and before closed gates at Ebbets Field; two girls in center...

Early hopefuls

Aerial view of large crowd behind wooden barricades at Ebbets Field; policemen and scattered pedestrians on other side of barricades; signs on wall...

Eastern Parkway 500 ' w. of Washington Ave.

View of construction site for subway line (the 2 and the 3 line) showing long trench in...

Eastern Parkway w. of Washington Ave.

View of construction site for subway line (the 2 and the 3 line) looking down from street into deep...

Ebbets Field rodeo

Policeman on horseback dispersing crowd outside Ebbets Field; various billboards in background. Caption: "Ebbets Field Rodeo: There we were...

Ebbets Field welcome

Franklin D. Roosevelt, surrounded by dignitaries (including Fiorella La Guardia at left) waving hat from grandstand in Ebbets Field....

Ebbets Field welcome

Franklin D. Roosevelt, surrounded by dignitaries (including Fiorella La Guardia at left) waving hat from grandstand in Ebbets Field....

Ebbets Field, the stadium where the Brooklyn Dodgers played baseball

Aerial view of large section of Brooklyn looking...

Faithful to the flock

Three men, one lying on bench, one seated under umbrella, and one standing with back to camera, behind wooden barricades outside Ebbets...

Fall in, men!

Military band standing in three rows on stairway, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "FALL IN, MEN!: The four bagpipers...

Fans play cards too

Two men, seated on flattened cardboard and blankets, playing cards on sidewalk outside Ebbets Field; man at left,wrapped in blanket,...

Farewell until 1952

Four Brooklyn Dodgers shaking hands over a packed box in locker room. Caption on verso: "Farewell Until 1952: Four members of the Dodgers...

Feast of Succoth

Caption: "Feast of Succoth--At traditional Succoth, Jewish Thanksgiving festival ceremonies last night in Hebrew Educational Society building,...

Fielder's choice

Carl Furillo standing between two men in ceremony before game at Ebbets Field. Typed label on verso: "Carl Furillo, Dodger rightfielder,...

Final checkup

Two soldiers standing at attention as a third soldier inspects rifle of soldier on left. Caption: "FINAL CHECKUP: Lt. Charles Schroder of Company C,...

First at Ebbets Field

Boy seated in deck chair holding cow bell and raising arms before closed gates at Ebbets Field; "reserved" sign overhead. Caption: "...

First in line for Dodger opening

Crowd outside closed gates at Ebbets Field, most looking into camera, some waving; woman in left foreground holding...

First on line

Twin girls, each with hot dog and matching T-shirt, standing under sign for grandstand admission outside Ebbets Field. Caption: "First on Line: Leading...