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A wave of interest in baseball swept across the country at the beginning of the 20th century.
Towns and schools proudly put forward their local teams and local heroes, and enshrined their images on vintage postcards and photos.
From the classic uniforms to the pride on the players' faces, the images in this gallery show that today's love of the game has its origins in an earlier time.
Identifying old sports images requires a few assumptions: a name on a jersey identifies the locale or team; for a postcard, a postmark identifies the locale or team where no other information is available; and handwritten information on an image is accurate absent other facts.
Towns and schools proudly put forward their local teams and local heroes, and enshrined their images on vintage postcards and photos.
From the classic uniforms to the pride on the players' faces, the images in this gallery show that today's love of the game has its origins in an earlier time.
Identifying old sports images requires a few assumptions: a name on a jersey identifies the locale or team; for a postcard, a postmark identifies the locale or team where no other information is available; and handwritten information on an image is accurate absent other facts.
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Albany 1910 era Willamette Valley League baseball team postcard
Albany 1910 Willamette Valley League baseball team postcard
Albany 1912 era baseball game postcard
Albany 1912 era baseball game postcard
Albany 1912 era baseball game postcard
Albany vicinity 1910 era unidentified baseball team postcard
Alpha 1910 era baseball team postcard
Alsea 1912 baseball players postcard
Amity 1916 high school champions baseball team postcard
Amity 1916 high school champions baseball team postcard
