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Eddie Mathews, Jr. at the Plate

Date: 09 07 1958
Description: Three-year-old Edwin Lee Mathews, Jr., dressed in a "Milwaukee Braves" uniform, takes a swing at a baseball. He is the son of Braves' Hall of Fame third ba...
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Baseball Player with Bat

Date: 1913
Description: A man stands wearing a baseball uniform and poses as if ready to bat. The man may have been a member of an International Harvester company baseball team.
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Baseball Player with Bat

Date: 1913
Description: Man in a baseball uniform posing with a bat. The man may have been a member of an International Harvester company baseball team.
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Penn Electric Baseball Team

Date: 07 31 1948
Description: Group portrait of Penn Electric Company baseball team. The photograph was taken following their 2-1 victory over the Richland Center team, for their 23rd v...
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Joe Adcock Fields a Ball

Date: 03 25 1954
Description: Milwaukee Braves player Joe Adcock fields a ball during spring training.
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William 'Billy' Bruton Fields a Ball

Date: 03 31 1954
Description: Milwaukee Braves player William 'Billy' Bruton fields a fly ball during spring training.
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Bob Buhl at Bat

Date: 03 19 1954
Description: Milwaukee Braves player Bob Buhl during batting practice at spring training.
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Man in Catcher's Uniform

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Description: A studio portrait of a man wearing a baseball catcher's padded uniform and catchers glove, holding a face mask in his right hand. He is standing in front o...
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University of Wisconsin vs. University of Iowa Baseball Game

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: Jack Dittman of the University of Iowa beats the throw of University of Wisconsin's Bob Shea to his teammate Gene Radke at first base. The "Hawkeyes" of Io...
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Wisconsin vs. Michigan Baseball Game

Date: 05 19 1950
Description: Ernie Bauer (Wisconsin) slides into third base while Gerold Dorr waits for a throw from first baseman during a University of Wisconsin vs. University of Mi...
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Candidates For University of Wisconsin Baseball Team

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: Four catchers on the University of Wisconsin baseball team vie for the number one slot vacated by Robert "Red" Wilson. Left to right: Robert Slotten, Witte...
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Candidates for University of Wisconsin Baseball Team

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: A group of infielders on the University of Wisconsin baseball team play a "pepper game" during spring practice. Left to right: John Jahnke, Milwaukee; Erni...
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University of Wisconsin Baseball Game

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Baseball game at Lowman Field. Badger third baseman Jack Baumgarten awaits the throw from the short-stop player as ...
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Theresa Baseball Team

Date: 09 05 1948
Description: "Theresa Baseball Team. (Foreground) Russ Adelmeyer. (First row L-R) Gilbert Radke, Oliver Krueger, Gebby Weber, Jim Kruzan, Rube Schuster, Myron Lamers....
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Ashland Baseball Team

Date: 1935
Description: Group portrait outdoors of thirteen boys standing in a line wearing baseball hats and baseball uniforms with a large "A" on their shirts. One man and a you...
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Michael "Mickey" Schepp

Date: 07 09 1958
Description: Michael "Mickey" Schepp stands at bat during a baseball game with catcher Dick Froemming and umpire Clarement Redders Jr. Ten-year-old Mickey, the son of C...
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Kitten Ball

Date: 1932
Description: A girl poses with a bat as a second girl holds a ball. Two young men in sweaters, identified as students from Whitewater Teachers College (now the Universi...
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Merchant's Gargling Oil

Date: 1881
Description: Two advertising cards featuring a color illustration of a caricature of a baseball player. The card on the left is titled: "A close Affair. Hugging the Bat...
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"Play Ball" Echoes Through City

Date: 06 20 1955
Description: Baseball players from the Dairy Queen team wait their turn at bat. Shown left to right are: Robert Larson, Neal Darazio, and Peter Mery.
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Vel Phillips Pitching

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Description: View from behind the catcher towards Vel Phillips throwing a baseball pitch. She is wearing a sweatshirt that reads "Milwaukee Commandos NAACP Youth Counci...

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