Base ball in the Army – Historic Print
![Base ball in the Army, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/87/878e03396c44-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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Base ball in the Army comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Base ball in the Army
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The caption sets this game apart, pitting a team called the Perfections against a squad labeled "5CAL" under a training-camp reference. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that photographed news, government and everyday subjects from about 1910 into the 1930s, made the print. Baseball was a popular off-duty pastime at army posts and training camps in the years around the First World War, when organized games helped soldiers stay active and build unit pride. Photographs like this one capture that informal side of military life, which official records rarely show.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1940. |
| Notes | National Photo Company Collection. Hill Photo Shop, Lynchville. Caption: Perfections Q.M.M.R.S.#305-vs-5CAL. C.T.C.A. no. 41. |
| Subjects | Baseball--1900-1940. |
| 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-191937 |
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