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| Title | Baseball team, Kent, Washington, ca. 1920s |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1920s |
| Caption | By 1900, many towns and cities around the United States had formed baseball teams. Spectators crowded to the ballfield as their home team took on rival teams from neighboring towns. This photographic postcard, probably made in the 1920s, shows the Kent, Washington baseball team. The team's manager (front row center) holds a copy of the Spaulding Official Baseball Scorebook. |
| Notes | Original photographic print (postcard): ca. 1920s. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry. |
| Subjects | Baseball players; Men--Sports; Spectators |
| Places | Kent (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.10.30 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Postcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 2.25 x 2.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from copy negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
