Print, Photographic

Photograph

Museum of History Benicia

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2010.017.0057

Description

Photo of an old baseball team sitting on a porch. The logo on their shirts is "P Jr". The names on the back are: name cut off as the photo has been trimmed down. Probably was the name of the catcher. Francis Joseph Roxburgh - pitcher Civry Francis Derby - First base Thomas George Glover - Second base Wm(?) james Video - short stop Francis Griffo Diaz - third base William Henry Kiley - left field James Purcell Summerville - center field(?) William Joseph Aelgeo(?) - right field Champions of Jefferson County No. Champions of Solano County Champions of Contra Costa County 28 straight games There is also a calculation for how old the photo was using a date of 1899 when taken and a current year of 1931 or 32 years ago.

Collection

Benicia Historical Museum Collection