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| Title | Louis Almada, Seattle Indians baseball player, Seattle, ca. 1930 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | ca. 1930 |
| Caption | Born in Mexico but raised in Los Angeles, where his family settled after escaping the violence of the Mexican Revolution, Louis Almada became the first Mexican national to play in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and as a professional player in Seattle. Louis played outfield for the Seattle Indians from 1929 until 1932 when his younger brother Melo Almada replaced him. Playing outfield for the Mission Reds through 1937, he was a popular player who was chosen by a combination of fan vote and PCL management for a 1934 PCL all-star game. Louis was present at the 1999 opening of Safeco Field and had been dubbed 'Ladies Day Lou' in reference to his particularly good performance during a special ladies' day game during the Depression.
This close-up photograph of Almada in his uniform was from his years as an outfielder with the Seattle Indians from 1929 until 1932. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: Louie Almada.
Caption information sources: Beisboleros. |
| Subjects | Baseball players--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle; Mexican Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Indians (Baseball team) |
| Personal Names | Almada, Louis |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.6.1 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
