People's Drug Store baseball team, Washington, D.C. – Antique Print
![People's Drug Store baseball team, Washington, D.C., [1921?] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1b/1b969e0f9983-L.webp)
(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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of People's Drug Store baseball team, Washington, D.C.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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People's Drug Store baseball team, Washington, D.C.
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People's Drug Store, a Washington, D.C. chain, fielded this team of company employees in the early 1920s, and the subject line also flags awards, suggesting the men may be posing with a trophy or as a prize-winning squad. Corporate sports teams were common in the era, when employers sponsored baseball leagues to build loyalty and boost morale among workers. The photograph comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a large body of commercial images made in the capital between about 1907 and 1932, which documents everyday city life, businesses and civic events. Its studio-style group composition is typical of the period's team portraits.
| Created / published | [1921?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Group portraits 1920-1930.Portrait photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Title from item. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Peoples Drug Stores, inc.--People--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Employees--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Baseball players--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Awards--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,259 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-205747 |
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