The long vigil

The long vigil
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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.)
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
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
Subject: Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
Baseball fans
Cats
Queues
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