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Open Timber League Baseball Game at Electric Park, Aberdeen, Washington, September 1925
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| Clip Title | Open Timber League Baseball Game at Electric Park, Aberdeen, Washington, September 1925 |
| Clip Summary | Title:Aberdeen-Hoquiam, Open Timber League at Electric Park (tinted green). Men sitting in a dugout, wearing caps with the letter "A" and the Aberdeen Black Cat logo on their shirts (tinted yellow). Title: Play Ball! Player at home plate swings, hits the ball and runs to first base (tinted yellow). Player at home base strikes out. Player at home base, Umpire calls the pitch a "ball " (tinted pink/rose). Title: As The Birds On The Hill See The Game (tinted yellow) View of Electric Park from a hill. Parked cars and bleachers are visible. End of an inning. Title: 3500 Fans. People sitting in the bleachers and behind a rope on the grass (tinted pink/rose). Young boys look at the camera. Views of Electric Park bleachers, covered stadium from the outfield. Game in play. Fans in the stands. Fans in the stands, young man in military/police uniform sits behind home plate. bleachers, covered stadium from the outfield. Game in play. Fans in the stands. Fans in the stands, young man in military/police uniform sits behind home plate. </p> </scopecontent> |
| Duration | 1 min., 21 sec. |
| Digital Format | Video |
| Original Source Title | MV 177, Newsfilm of Grays Harbor County, ca. 1925-1933. 211589-1-1 |
| Original Source Summary | Original reel contains newsreel footage of events in Aberdeen, Washington, ca. 1925, including the Open Timber League at Electric Park, Aberdeen Baseball. long shot of diamond, crowd shots. |
| Notes | Clip title supplied by cataloger.
Electric Park was home of the Aberdeen Black Cats of the Northwestern League. The opening game was between Aberdeen and the Tacoma Tigers in 1908. The stadium seated about 3, 500 and was located at Myrtle and Oak Streets, on the border of Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Overflow crowds for the games would sit in a roped off area in the outfield and some fans took in the game from Kidder's Bluff overlooking left field. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | XYZ
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| Location Depicted | United States – Washington (State) – Aberdeen |
| Date Created | 1925 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Special Collections Moving Image Collection |
| Order Number | MV0307 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Newsfilm of Grays Harbor County, ca. 1925-1933, PhColl 925, VC178.32 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection, see: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/permalink/NewsFilmGraysHarborCountyPHColl925/ |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital streaming QuickTime video file made from DVD viewing copy, by Special Collections at Special Collections, Allen Library, on December 13, 2011, using iMovie, version 9.0.2 |
| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details. |
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