Black and white photograph of Jackie Robinson
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1951
name: label: Photograph by
content: ACME Newspictures, American, 1923 - 1952
label: Subject of
content: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Jackie Robinson on the field as another player slides into base. Robinson is depicted on the proper right side of the image, in full Dodgers uniform, jumping in the air. His upper body is leaning forward with his proper right arm in front and his gloved left arm at his side. His legs are bent as he leaps into the air above another player sliding into the base below him. The other player is also in uniform, with the number “48” on the back of his jersey. He is stretched out in the dirt, with his back towards the camera, his proper right leg bent and resting near the base, and his proper left leg and arm in the air.
label: Description
content: The print has a thin white border. On the verso is a diagonal, slightly faded stamp with twelve lines of text, the top of which reads [ACME NEWSPICTURES / Division of NEA Services, Inc.]. There is an address underneath, followed by [Please Credit “Acme Photo”]. The rest of the text mentions copyright and reproduction information. There are several marks, creases, and areas of discoloration on the photograph.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.104.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 9 in. (18.1 × 22.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (16.8 × 21.6 cm)