B+W photo of baseball centennial plaque at 11th & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1946.
Entry/Object ID
2013.001.0048
Description
Black-and-white photo of baseball centennial plaque with woman, Eleventh St. at Hudson St., Hoboken, no date, circa 1946.
8" wide x 10" high print. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has typewritten caption: State Marker at the intersection of 11th and Hudson Streets, Hoboken, marking the site of the first match game. Also on reverse: penciled number 564; round label with printed number 74; round silver Sporting News Collection holographic authentication label.
The view is northeast from is on the dividing island on Eleventh Street with the Hudson Street in the background. While undated, the photo is definitely not from immediately after it was erected or dedicated (at the Hoboken Baseball Centennial parade, June 19, 1946) as rust is seen on the support frame and the metal covering the pillar has numerous dents. The sign was doubled sided; see related.
Text on the plaque:
Baseball
On June 19, 1846 the first match game of baseball was played here on the Elysian Fields between the Knickerbockers and the New Yorks. It is generally conceded that until this time the game was not seriously regarded.
The New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites.
(Note: this sign is no longer extant.)
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A cropped version of this photo was published in a June 1946 publication (archives 2003.019.0133).
Acquisition
Accession
2013.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Dispatch Photo Service
Date made
1946
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-11-17
