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| Title | Seattle Indians player John Berg, Seattle, 1926 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1926 |
| Caption | John Berg, shown throwing a ball during practice in this photograph, was from Everett, Washington and briefly played for the Seattle Indians in 1926. He had a rather short career in the Pacific Coast League, playing three games for the Indians with four at-bats, one single, and one run scored.
The Seattle Indians were purchased by Emil Sick, owner of Rainier Brewery, in 1938 and renamed the Seattle Rainiers. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: Berg John.
Caption information source: Dave Eskenazi.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 29, 1926. |
| Subjects | Baseball players--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stadiums--Washington (State)--Seattle; Dugdale Park (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Indians (Baseball team) |
| Personal Names | Berg, John |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.100 |
| 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. |
