Baseball players on Congress St. Grounds, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Large - Subjects - Games and Sports

GUSN

GUSN-194814

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Description

Baseball players practice on the Congress Street Grounds in the Fort Point Channel district of Boston. The view of the field is from the first base side of home plate across to left field, including the center field bleachers. A large sign on the left field wall advertises the "Boston Herald" as having the best sports coverage.

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Descriptive Terms

baseball fields
bats (game equipment)
baseball (field sport)
bleachers
teams
sports uniforms
advertisements
sports
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000092
AccessID 117
Other identifier HNEDID-000092

Physical Descrption

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.3000.0100.008

Date Notes

1890s

Places

South Bay (Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [bay]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Boston Herald
Boston Wharf Company

Subjects

baseball -- training
baseball players
baseball uniforms
Congress Street (Boston, Mass.)
ground balls
practicing (sports)
professional sports
sports & leisure

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Subjects - Games and Sports

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