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Ball Players – Vintage Print

Ball Players — historic image
Ball Players. Historic image from the Native Americans collection.

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

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Step back in time with Ball Players, a historic image rich in period detail. 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.

Ball Players

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The title points to a ball contest, a game that many Native nations of the eastern woodlands and Southeast played long before European contact. Matches could involve large numbers of players, were often tied to ceremony, healing or relations between communities, and were played with long sticks or hand-held rackets. Europeans who watched these games, including painter George Catlin in the 1830s, recorded them with keen interest, so the scene also reflects how outside observers came to understand Native sport.

Original scan1,443 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
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