Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

0234

Description

Ben Cheney, a successful businessman and a sports enthusiast, helped build Cheney Stadium, contributing $100,000 to help build the stadium. With a 11% interest in the San Francisco Giants, Cheney helped bring the Triple-A Giants to Tacoma. In this black-and-white photo, Cheney is standing with Hank Vallee during the construction of the stadium named after him. Hank Vallee was the building manager of the stadium project.

Made/Created

Place

Stadium

Cheney Stadium

City

Tacoma

State/Province

Washington

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Search Terms

Baseball, Cheney Stadium, Professional/Semi-Pro

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cheney, Ben B.

Person or Organization

Vallee, Hank