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[Army and Navy baseball game, Rome, Italy; game in action] – Antique Wall Art

[Army and Navy baseball game, Rome, Italy; game in action], [beteween 1914 and 1918] — historic photograph
[Army and Navy baseball game, Rome, Italy; game in action], [beteween 1914 and 1918]. Historic photograph from the Baseball 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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[Army and Navy baseball game, Rome, Italy; game in action]

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Rome, better known for its ancient ruins than its ballparks, is the setting for this image of an Army and Navy baseball game in action. The caption card dates it only to between 1914 and 1918, and the record's details are unverified, but the subject fits the First World War years, when American servicemen stationed in Italy turned to organized sports to fill their time off duty. Baseball traveled well with American troops, and the friendly rivalry between the service branches gave these games extra spirit. The picture offers a glimpse of wartime leisure far from home.

Created / published[beteween 1914 and 1918]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: WWI--Italy; Geogr.; BI; Sports--Baseball; Army, U.S.; Navy, U.S.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156139

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