1876 baseball uniform

1876 baseball uniform

Item Information

Title:
1876 baseball uniform
Description:
Young man in 1876 replica uniform posing beside hotel stairwell.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
1936
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/nz807n98x
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: 1876 baseball uniform, n.d.
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
During the 1936 season, eight National League clubs staged ballpark celebrations in honor of the league's 60th anniversary. Local amateur players were photographed wearing this type of replica uniform as part of the festivities (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
Accession #:
08_06_027807