Baseball game between Atlantic of Brooklyn and Athletics of Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, October 15, 1866, artist's impression.

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/13/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 12, 2016.

Depicted ContentSecond game in Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Atlantic series ends with victory for the visitors.

Depicted ContentIn Philadelphia, rain cuts short the Atlantic-Athletics baseball series decider with the visitors leading.

Depicted ContentCrowding and spectator disturbances at the Philadelphia Athletics end with the game being called.

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engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Original caption

The Great Contest between the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brokklyn, and the Athletics of Philadelphia, at the Capitoline Grounds, Fulton Avenue, Brooklyn, Monday, Oct. 16th.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 3, 1866, p. 104.