Phila N. players at Hot Springs, Ark. March 1912 (baseball) – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Phila N. players at Hot Springs, Ark. March 1912 (baseball) in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Phila N. players at Hot Springs, Ark. March 1912 (baseball)
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few spring training towns of the period drew as many big-league clubs as Hot Springs, Arkansas, where this March 1912 scene was made. The caption identifies the men as players of the Philadelphia Nationals, though the record notes that the identification is unverified. The picture is a glass negative from the Bain News Service, a New York agency that sold news photographs to newspapers, so it reflects the quick, documentary style of pre-war sports photography. Hot Springs' mineral baths and mild winters made it a popular training base in those years.
| Created / published | March, 1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11615 |
More from the Bain News Service collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
