Boston Bloomers photomechanical print

Dateundated

DescriptionA black-and-white photomechanical print of the Boston Bloomers baseball team, undated

Bio/Historical NoteBeginning in the 1890s, teams of women players known as Bloomer Girls began to travel the country taking on all comers—semi-pro, club, and collegiate teams made up of men. They had no "home field" and often travelled by train, lugging along their own canvas "stadiums" and grandstands to small towns across the Midwest and western states. Bloomer Girls teams had actual baseball talent and were the cause of much excitement in the towns they visited.--Massachusetts Historical Society.

Object numberBL-2021-00441

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA EPH 001 Ephemera collection

Dimensions3.75 x 5.5 in.

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