Created by:

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Ernie Banks, American, born 1931  Search this

Larry Doby, American, 1923 - 2003  Search this

Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972  Search this

Matty Brescia, American, born 1910  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883  Search this

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)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1953

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Photography  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.16.14

Restrictions & Rights:

© Ernest C. Withers Trust

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5278d1b33-fd7f-4679-926a-c36e7d598796

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.16.14