Charming 1949 original news service photo depicting six former members of the 1916 Brooklyn Robins. According to the full paper caption on verso, the "old-timers" had gathered for a reunion in Brooklyn on Oct. 7. Based on newspaper reports from that time the six men, all members of Brooklyn's first team to play in a World Series, traveled in from around the country to watch the then-current Dodgers take on the Yankees in the 1949 World Series. From L to R they include: Casey Stengel, Zack Wheat Jeff Pfeffer, Chief Meyers, Rube Marquard, and Nap Rucker. Photo measures approx. 7" x 9" with an area of paper loss at the top edge. Verso includes two paper captions that obscure credit stamping from the Associated Press below. Guaranteed Type 1.