Jackie Robinson with Branch Rickey at Contract Signing
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Jackie Robinson (left) meeting with Branch Rickey (right) for a contract signing ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, in December 1948. Both men are dressed in business suits, seated at a table, and shown from the waist up. Rickey is leaning toward Robinson. He is holding up a cigar in his left hand. Information written on the physical slide, “1948 signed with Rickey”.
Player(s)
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972; Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965
Team(s)
Brooklyn - NL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1948–1948
Subject
Hall of famers, Baseball executives; African American baseball players; Cigar smoking.
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Rob-Rus
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)