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McGreevey Collection›Old Timers Game, Huntington Avenue Grounds

Publication:
US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900
Category:
Photographs
Collection:
McGreevey Collection
Title:
Old Timers Game, Huntington Avenue Grounds
BPLDC:
06_06_000138
Location:
McGreevey Collection
Creator:
Horner, Charles J.
Date:
1908
BPL Department:
Print Department
Long Description:
Former players on the field, A.G. Spalding, 6th from left in front row, pitched for Boston in the 1870s, Fred W. Thayer, 12th from the left in the front row, invented the catcher's mask for Harvard in the 1870s, and James Tyng, 8th from the left in the front row, former Harvard catcher, who was the first player to wear the mask in a game.
Material:
Photograph
BPL Reference Number:
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About US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Historical and documentary photographs, with an emphasis on New England and the Boston region, from the collections of the Boston Public Library.

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Forces War Records, US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900 (https://ca.forceswarrecords.com/document/255935890/old-timers-game-huntington-avenue-grounds-page-1-us-boston-public-library-collections-1800-1900 : accessed Nov 17, 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900
Total Records
8,391Complete: 100%
Content Source
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Published on Forces War Records
February 11, 2010
Last Updated
April 19, 2010

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