Object number:
2000.1.535
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1907
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8.25 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
This is a photo of an early amateur baseball team- The 1907 First National Bank baseball club. The team is sitting and standing on the ground in front of the bleachers. The teams' equiptment was placed in front of them on the ground. Most of the players are in uniform and a few are not. There are two women with the team (back right and three from the right) and a young girl who is second from the right of the bottom. In the background, behind the chicken wire five people are in the stands sitting down.
Concepts:
women; girl; baseball; amateur baseball; uniform; baseball bat; baseball glove; catcher's mask
Organizations:
First National Bank
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