Object Details
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Ernie Banks, American, born 1931
- Larry Doby, American, 1923 - 2003
- Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
- Matty Brescia, American, born 1910
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
- Description
- In this black-and-white photograph, Ernie Banks, Matty Brescia, Larry Doby, and Jackie Robinson stand in front of a baseball dugout. To Robinson's left are two unidentified boys. Behind the dugout, a segregated crowd is visible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1953
- Object number
- 2009.16.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.16.14
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5278d1b33-fd7f-4679-926a-c36e7d598796
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