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Crowd at Baseball Game

Date: 1955
Description: Two men sitting in the stands review the Milwaukee Braves official program during a game.
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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing dressing gown, stands in the doorway of a train and signs autographs for clamoring fans, with a train porter in uniform standing by.
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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, standing in the doorway of a train car and signing autographs.
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Meet the Astros' Families Night

Date: 09 01 1966
Description: Original caption reads: "A bevy of International Scouts recently helped the Houston Sports Association introduce the families of Astros baseball players to...
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Milk and Baseball

Date: 06 04 1956
Description: Milk is distributed at an Eau Claire Braves baseball game by Doris Olsen, a finalist in the "Alice In Dairyland" contest.
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Lew Burdette's Decorated Home

Date: 10 1957
Description: Crowd in front of the home of Lew Burdette after the Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win the 1957 World Series. Pitcher Burdette won thr...
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Fred Haney

Date: 10 01 1956
Description: Original caption from the Milwaukee Journal: "Manager Fred Haney, wearing an Indian headdress, reached out to shake the hand of a greeter at Gen. Mi...
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Carriages at the Milwaukee Journal Building

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Description: Heavy touring carriages unload passengers in front of the Milwaukee Journal newspaper building. A crowd is gathered, along with a few musicians and ...
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Baseball Game

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Description: A group of spectators watch a baseball game. A batter, catcher, and umpire are visible, along with two young boys in the foreground.
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Man Up to Bat

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Description: A batter for the "Hatfield" team stands at home plate with the opposing team's catcher. In the background tents and large groups of people are visible.
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Crowd in Field

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Description: View from hill across dirt road and fence of a crowd of European Americans, and possibly some Ho-Chunk spectators. Horses are pulling buggies near the fenc...
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Jackie Robinson with Children

Date: 06 03 1954
Description: Jackie Robinson crouching on the ground and pointing to a diagram of a baseball diamond sketched on the pavement as a large group of primarily African-Amer...
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John Medinger and Jim Doyle

Date: 06 2003
Description: La Crosse Mayor John Medinger and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle at the La Crosse Loggers game.
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Baseball Game on Kwajalein Island

Date: 02 22 1945
Description: An exhibition baseball game on a Naval Base on Kwajalein Island of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. Both teams had Big League players drawn from ...
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Robert Ball Throwing a Baseball at Social Security Night

Date: 1970
Description: Robert Ball throws the ball out to the catcher before the opening pitch of a baseball game dedicated as Social Security Night at the Orioles old Baltimore ...
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Baseball Game in Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view across field towards men playing baseball. There is a small crowd sitting and watching near two wooden buildings on the far side of the field....
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Milwaukee Braves Season Opening Game

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler ready to throw out the first pitch of the 1955 season to Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall. Pictured in the lower left...
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Scene at Shullsburg's Badger Park

Date: 07 1955
Description: Norman Schandt, a member of the Shullsburg team, batting against the Potosi team in a baseball game at Badger Park. A crowd of spectators outside the fence...
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Babe Ruth at Bat

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Description: View across field towards Babe Ruth at bat during a baseball game, taken from ground level. Ruth's right side is to the camera and he is holding the bat ab...

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