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

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
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.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Panoramic photograph of baseball team in C caps before stadium
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
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 / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,340 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | OH Cleveland Baseball Club 1916 |
More from the Baseball collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.





