Franklin field, Roxbury, Massachusetts

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1905-1912

GUSN

GUSN-174949

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Roxbury
Massachusetts - Roxbury - Franklin Park
Franklin field, Roxbury, Massachusetts
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Roxbury
        Massachusetts - Roxbury - Franklin Park
        Franklin field, the bowling green, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1905-1912
        Franklin field, Roxbury, Massachusetts (current record)
        Quarry at Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass., ca. 1887
        Quarry and derrick at Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass., ca. 1887
        The New Circuit, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Charles W. Howard and wife on a derrick trestle, Franklin Park Quarry, Roxbury, Mass., ca. 1887
        Scarboro Pond, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Williams Home looking towards Forest Hills, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Construction of overlook wall at Franklin Park, Jamaica Plain [Roxbury], Mass.
        Franklin Park from west end of overlook looking north, Roxbury, Mass.
        Two views of Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Bear cages, Franklin Park, west side, Boston, Mass., undated
        Exterior view of The Refectory, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass., undated
        Library from Blue Hill Avenue, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass., 1907
        Schoolmaster Hill, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass., undated
        Exterior view of Franklin Park House, Dorchester, Mass., undated
        Exterior view of buildings, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.
        Exterior view of buildings, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.
        Construction of Circuit Drive, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Construction of Valley Gates, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Construction of Williams Street, east of Walnut Street, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Construction of Old Trail Road, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Military excercises, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        Workers lay out a road in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        View of two roads in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        View of Ellicott Arch and Circuit Drive in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.
        View of Ellicott Arch and Circuit Drive in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Description

There are several men playing baseball on Franklin field in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Massachusetts. A group of spectators watches the game from the sidelines.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baseball (field sport)
baseball fields
sports
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1918-07-01

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 6 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Franklin Park (Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston Post Card Co. (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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