First Nine of the Cincinnati (Red Stockings) Base Ball Club – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
First Nine of the Cincinnati (Red Stockings) Base Ball Club comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
First Nine of the Cincinnati (Red Stockings) Base Ball Club
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The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first openly all-professional baseball team, and this image preserves the lineup that made them famous. The club paid its players salaries at a time when most teams still used amateur or semi-pro men, and that decision set the Red Stockings apart. The team went undefeated through the 1869 season, finishing 57-0, and its tour across the country drew large crowds who came to see the new professional game. Nine men in matching uniforms posed for the camera, giving later fans a rare look at the players who started professional baseball.
| Original scan | 2,446 × 3,000 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g01291u |
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