Baseball

American History Museum

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Description

Baseball covered in white adhesive tape with a nail inserted through the center. The ball is marked "FOR THE SMITHSONNIAN [sic] MUSEUM - 6 - 4 - 93." Accessioned with a baseball diamond diagram with names of baseball players and marked "HAVANA CUBA, 1946 to 1956."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Pedro M. Chavez

ID Number

1995.0330.01

catalog number

1995.0330.01

accession number

1995.0330

Object Name

baseball

Physical Description

rubber (overall material)

leather (overall material)

cork (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7.3 cm; 2 7/8 in

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Sports & Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Baseball

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-2a93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1176044

Baseball

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