Jackie Robinson News Service Photo

“HE WAS THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH WHICH THE AMERICAN’S LOVE OF FAIR PLAY AND HATRED OF PREJUDICE WERE USED TO SMASH DOWN A BARRIER THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ERECTED.”

With Ebbets Field as the backdrop, this is one of the most important images of Jackie Robinson ever taken and one of the most important sports photo captions ever written. The International News Photos slug caption has an emotional tone not seen on the majority of news service photos.

★ JACKIE ROBINSON. 1947 News service photo, with caption sheet, 5 x 7 in. #27223