Group portrait of baseball team in NAACP Orioles jerseys – Vintage Photo Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Group portrait of baseball team in NAACP Orioles jerseys. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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.
Group portrait of baseball team in NAACP Orioles jerseys
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What sets this picture apart is the uniforms: the players wear jerseys lettered with the NAACP name and the Orioles nickname, pairing a sports club with a civil rights organization founded in 1909. Teams like this were often sponsored by local branches, churches, or community groups that used sport to raise money, build fellowship, and give young men a place to gather. Worth noticing are the matching jerseys and the posed, formal arrangement, which show how seriously the players and sponsors took the team's public identity.
| Original scan | 6,180 × 5,008 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif18589_FlushingNewYorkYouthCouncilbas |
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