The American National Game of Base Ball, Elysian Fields, Hoboken – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of The American National Game of Base Ball, Elysian Fields, Hoboken. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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The American National Game of Base Ball, Elysian Fields, Hoboken
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The Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, were the site of what is widely regarded as the first organized baseball game played under the Knickerbocker rules, in June 1846, when the New York Knickerbockers lost to the New York Base Ball Club 23 to 1. That early match made the riverside grounds a landmark in the game's history, and this lithograph presents the scene as a national pastime already drawing crowds of spectators. Prints like this one were popular in the 1860s and 1870s, when baseball was growing rapidly in popularity and publishers marketed the sport to a wide audience.
| Original scan | 1,600 × 1,142 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 5 |
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