Name/Title
USS MAINE Baseball TeamEntry/Object ID
0000.00.1082Tags
Black/African American/AfricanDescription
Sepia portrait of the USS MAINE Baseball Team with the goat team mascot. The team won the U.S. Navy baseball championship in December 1897, held in Key West, beating a team from the USS MARBLEHEAD, 18-3. William Lambert (back, far right) was the team's best pitcher. Of the eleven shown below, all were killed except for John H. Bloomer (back far left).Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
United States NavyCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1898Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Fair