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Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium – Historic Photograph Print

Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium, 1916 — historic photograph
Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium, 1916. Historic photograph 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 photograph of Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium

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A panoramic view of a baseball team posed in front of a stadium, with players wearing caps bearing a "C," places the picture in the early twentieth century, when group portraits of ballclubs were often made as keepsakes for players, fans and the team itself. The 1916 date fell in the middle of the dead-ball era, when pitching and defense dominated the game and teams relied on speed and small moves rather than home runs. Panoramic prints like this were usually taken on a large-format camera that swept across the group, so the stretched lineup and the stadium behind it are part of the image's character. The "C" on the caps is the detail worth a closer look, since it tells viewers which club the men belonged to and helps narrow down the team and ballpark.

Created / published1916
Original scan5,400 × 1,340 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceOH Cleveland Baseball Club 1916

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