Photograph of baseball team, New Canaan, Conn., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Geographic / Connecticut / New Canaan; 85M-01-314-Z-J-603

GUSN

GUSN-362422

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Description

Mounted albumen print of a baseball team from New Canaan, Connecticut. Thirteen unidentified men and one unidentified young boy are pictured. The photograph was taken by photographer William Francis Weed of New Canaan, Connecticut. The photograph is undated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
baseball (field sport)
teams
bats (game equipment)
uniforms
sports uniforms
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USCT.1160.0010.001

Credit Line

Gift of Lorna Condon, 2023

Places

New Canaan (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Weed, William Francis, 1873-1958 (Photographer)

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Weed, William Francis, 1873-1958

Subjects

Baseball players
Sports

Restrictions

Photograph is heavily silvered. Mount is heavily damaged.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Connecticut / New Canaan; 85M-01-314-Z-J-603

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