Polo Grounds, New York City

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Object Details

thru person

Rinsland, George

Associated Name

New York Giants

maker

Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.

Description

Glossy, color Plastichrome postcard showing a New York Giants baseball game held at Manhattan's Polo Grounds stadium. Polo Grounds was a name used for four stadiums in the borough, the first being built in 1876, appropriately for the sport of polo. The National League Giants played in the various incarnations of the stadium from 1883 through 1957.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1940-1957

ID Number

CL.310547.103C

accession number

310547

catalog number

310547.103C

Object Name

Postcard

postcard, baseball

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York City

Associated Place

United States: New York, Manhattan

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Baseball

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-07d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1064422