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Players assembled for the opening ball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. – Historic Reproduction

Players assembled for the opening ball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 1918 — historic photograph
Players assembled for the opening ball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 1918. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(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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A window into the past: Players assembled for the opening ball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Players assembled for the opening ball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

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Griffith Stadium was the home grounds of Washington's ball club, and this group portrait records the players gathered there for an opening game in 1918. The picture belongs to the National Photo Company's large body of Washington work, made by a firm that documented the city's streets, public buildings and daily life in the early twentieth century. Posed team portraits like this one were a staple of newspaper and promotional photography at the time, and the arrangement shows how clubs presented themselves to the public. The United States was at war that year, and the baseball season was shortened, which adds a layer of context to the scene.

Created / published1918
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Group portraits 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. F8-44223.
SubjectsBaseball players--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,288 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177309

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