St George, Staten Island: 20 Minutes from The Battery, baseball grounds poster – Vintage Poster
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of St George, Staten Island: 20 Minutes from The Battery, baseball grounds poster. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
St George, Staten Island: 20 Minutes from The Battery, baseball grounds poster
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Few posters of the period sell a ballpark by its commute, but this one promises that St. George is only 20 minutes from The Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan. That claim points to the Staten Island Ferry, which made the trip from lower Manhattan to the St. George landing a routine daily crossing. Late nineteenth-century promoters often marketed suburban athletic grounds this way, betting that city crowds would take a short boat ride for an afternoon of baseball. The poster is worth a close look for what it reveals about how sports, transit, and the waterfront were tied together in the growing port city.
| Original scan | 9,746 × 6,711 px · prints to 32 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03350u |
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