Baseball

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Two baseball cards of the Naval Training Station Blue Jackets, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Six circa 1903-1906 photographs of Norfolk, Virginia boys' school sports teams.

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Five 1910s-1920s prints from a magazine featuring Norfolk's semi-professional baseball teams. All players are numbered with their surnames appearing below the print.

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Twelve circa 1937 photographs of Norfolk Tars baseball players at Bain Field. Identified players include Garton del Savio, Mike Dejan, Mickey Witeck, Ed Levy, Archie Allen, Charlie Fallon, Pete Suder, Tommy Holmes, and Johnny Neun.

Scope and Contents Photographs from the City of Norfolk Recreation Bureau in Norfolk, Virginia from 1932-1970. Significant sports represented in the collection include baseball, softball, basketball, and football. Recreational activities include annual playground circuses held outside local recreational facilities, seasonal festivals and celebrations, children's and teens' plays, puppet shows, costume contests, and children's and adults' art exhibits. There are also photographs of children playing on slides,...

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Artifacts collected by the City of Norfolk Police Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes three 1736 wax charter seals, a model of the ship Merrimac, and other miscellaneous materials from the Hampton Roads vicinity.

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One scrapbook of late-20th century to early-21st century Virginian-Pilot newspaper clippings featuring photographs from various parts of the Hampton Roads region in Virginia. The photographs usually include brief captions and cover the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake. Subject matter includes streets, buildings, transportation, weather, and sports.

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One 1925-1935 sports scrapbook, one circa 1947-1948 notebook of information regarding the Norfolk Fire Department, one map of Cape Henry, Virginia, and photographs taken primarily in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Charles Wagner's copy of a 1943 baseball photograph book includes photographs and autographs of the players at Naval Training Station in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Circa 1914-1918 business and personal correspondence belonging to Richard A. Old of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes photographs of the Monticello Hotel fire aftemath in 1918, account books for R. A. Old & Company from 1936-1937, and the diary of Richard A. Old, Jr. from 1930-1937.