Baseball Fun

88.122.791 96 dpi watermarked.jpg

Title

Baseball Fun

Description

Over twenty-five men sit in a grassy open area, some with baseball gloves, bats, and balls, ready to play. Baseball was a popular recreational and competitive sport in Rockford and Northern Illinois beginning in the 1860s. It is unclear where this photograph was taken. A similar, but coed, photograph taken at the same location can be found in photo 88.122.723 as well as men-only photographs 88.122.681, 88.122.682, and 88.122.684.

Date

circa 1895 - 1905

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

88.122.791

Original Format

Glass Plate Negative

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

“Baseball Fun,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1287.