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Women's baseball players sliding into base on a field – Historic Reproduction

Women's baseball players sliding into base on a field — historic image
Women's baseball players sliding into base on a field. Historic image from the Baseball collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic image of Women's baseball players sliding into base on a field brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. 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.

Women's baseball players sliding into base on a field

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Women's baseball players sliding into base is a less common sight in the photographic record than the men's game, which makes this scene worth a closer look. Women's baseball has a long, often overlooked history in the United States, with amateur and semi-professional leagues drawing crowds in the early twentieth century and barnstorming teams touring small towns. Action shots like this one, capturing a player throwing herself toward the bag, show the athleticism and the hard-earned technique of the game. Pay attention to the dust, the body position and the fielder's reach, which together convey the speed of the play.

Original scan5,200 × 4,230 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference18795u

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