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Batter Collection (#2)

"Batter: A Timeless Art in the Game of Baseball" In the world of baseball, the batter holds a sacred role, embodying skill, strategy, and determination

Background imageBatter Collection: Bill Allen, Washington Al, At University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1913

Bill Allen, Washington Al, At University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bill Allen, Washington American League, At University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players
Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players
Baseball, Professional - Detroit Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, Napoleon Lajorie, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, Napoleon Lajorie, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, Napoleon Lajorie [sic], 1914. US player-manager Nap Lajoie

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913
Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - St
Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Players, 1913
Baseball, Professional - Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Professional - Cleveland Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players. Buck Weaver, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players. Buck Weaver, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players. Buck Weaver, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players
Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players
Baseball, Professional - Chicago Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913
Baseball, Professional - Boston Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball - Professional Players, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball - Professional Players, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball - Professional Players, 1916
Baseball - Professional Players, 1916

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball - Professional Players, 1913
Baseball - Professional Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball - Professional Players, 1913
Baseball - Professional Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball - Professional Players, 1913
Baseball - Professional Players, 1913

Background imageBatter Collection: Charleston, South Carolina, USA at the historic homes on The Battery

Charleston, South Carolina, USA at the historic homes on The Battery

Background imageBatter Collection: Battered jam butties are the specialty at the fish and chip shop on Railway Road, Chorley

Battered jam butties are the specialty at the fish and chip shop on Railway Road, Chorley. Owner David Barrow is pictured with some children who are enjoying the sandwich. March 1981

Background imageBatter Collection: Food, Cooked, Seafood, fried scampi in batter and potato chips

Food, Cooked, Seafood, fried scampi in batter and potato chips in an insulated polystyrene foam tray on a white background

Background imageBatter Collection: Herbert Sutcliffe, English Cricketer - The Ashes, Sydney

Herbert Sutcliffe, English Cricketer - The Ashes, Sydney Date: 1925

Background imageBatter Collection: Advert, Goodall Backhouse & Co Ltd, Leeds

Advert, Goodall Backhouse & Co Ltd, Leeds
Advert, food products from Goodall Backhouse & Co Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire, including egg substitute powder as eggs were scarce during the war. Date: 1942

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 275. Base-ball; Batting (Low Ball), 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 275. Base-ball; Batting (Low Ball), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950030 Plate 275.Base-ball; Batting (Low Ball), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x35.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 279. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 279. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950034 Plate 279. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.9x46.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho)

Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho)
1127154 Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho) by Paterson, James (1854-1932); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageBatter Collection: Comic postcard, Dissatisfied customer in fish shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dissatisfied customer in fish shop Date: 20th century

Background imageBatter Collection: Mother and Daughter Cooking, 1930 (screen print)

Mother and Daughter Cooking, 1930 (screen print)
2622300 Mother and Daughter Cooking, 1930 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball Player at Bat, c. 1895 (chromolithograph)

Baseball Player at Bat, c. 1895 (chromolithograph)
3036356 Baseball Player at Bat, c.1895 (chromolithograph) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Vintage print of an early baseball player at bat; chromolithograph, c)

Background imageBatter Collection: A Young boy playing cricket in a suburban garden - he awaits for a delivery to arrive

A Young boy playing cricket in a suburban garden - he awaits for a delivery to arrive... Date: circa 1920

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 278. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 278. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950033 Plate 278. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.8x42.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 274. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 274. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950029 Plate 274. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 25.2x28.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho)

Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho)
669218 Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Background imageBatter Collection: Something must be done 'Put it there!'(colour litho)

Something must be done "Put it there!"(colour litho)
3105643 Something must be done " Put it there!" (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Something must be done " Put it there!")

Background imageBatter Collection: American baseball in 1910 (b / w photo)

American baseball in 1910 (b / w photo)
1127174 American baseball in 1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Match between Yale and Harvard)

Background imageBatter Collection: Johnny Evers of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b / w photo)

Johnny Evers of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b / w photo)
1127172 Johnny Evers of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Babe Ruth, c. 1927 (b / w photo)

Babe Ruth, c. 1927 (b / w photo)
1127141 Babe Ruth, c.1927 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Herman " Babe" Ruth, Jr)

Background imageBatter Collection: Struck Out (colour litho)

Struck Out (colour litho)
3105642 Struck Out (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Struck Out. Advertisement for Merchants Gargling Oil.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 276. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 276. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950031 Plate 276. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.3x36 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Young Girl Learning to Cook, 1958 (lithograph)

Young Girl Learning to Cook, 1958 (lithograph)
2622331 Young Girl Learning to Cook, 1958 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b / w photo)

Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b / w photo)
1127173 Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs in action during 1906 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Ty Cobb, star of the Detroit Tigers, batting in 1910 (b / w photo)

Ty Cobb, star of the Detroit Tigers, batting in 1910 (b / w photo)
1127169 Ty Cobb, star of the Detroit Tigers, batting in 1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tyrus Raymond " Ty" Cobb (1886-1961)

Background imageBatter Collection: Plate 277. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 277. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950032 Plate 277. Base-ball; Batting, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20x35.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball game (chromolitho)

Baseball game (chromolitho)
974127 Baseball game (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baseball game. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBatter Collection: Baseball (chromolitho)

Baseball (chromolitho)
1094500 Baseball (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baseball. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn; English

Background imageBatter Collection: Babe Ruth (b / w photo)

Babe Ruth (b / w photo)
1127142 Babe Ruth (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Herman " Babe" Ruth, Jr)

Background imageBatter Collection: Lou Gehrig, legendary first baseman for the New York Yankees (b / w photo)

Lou Gehrig, legendary first baseman for the New York Yankees (b / w photo)
1127147 Lou Gehrig, legendary first baseman for the New York Yankees (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Floyd Babe Herman, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1920s (b / w photo)

Floyd Babe Herman, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1920s (b / w photo)
1127167 Floyd Babe Herman, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1920s (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBatter Collection: Model seen here in a chef hats making pancake mix, Tuesday 1st March 1960

Model seen here in a chef hats making pancake mix, Tuesday 1st March 1960




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"Batter: A Timeless Art in the Game of Baseball" In the world of baseball, the batter holds a sacred role, embodying skill, strategy, and determination. From legendary icons like Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth to modern-day heroes such as Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams, these players have left an indelible mark on the sport. One iconic moment etched in history is when Jackie Robinson stole home under the tag of catcher Andy Seminick during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950. This daring move showcased Robinson's agility and fearlessness on the field. Speaking of legends, Babe Ruth's baseball chewing gum card from 1933 serves as a reminder of his larger-than-life persona both on and off the field. His mighty swing captivated fans across generations. Mickey Mantle also made his mark with his 500th career home run off pitcher Stu Miller in 1967. As he tossed his bat aside and began his triumphant trot around the bases at Yankee Stadium, Mantle solidified himself as one of baseball's greatest power hitters. Baseball buttons like those worn by Chicago White Sox fans remind us that this beloved game unites communities through their unwavering support for their favorite teams. And who can resist indulging in a jam doughnut while watching America's pastime? The sweet treat perfectly complements an exciting day at the ballpark. Larry Doby broke barriers as he became Major League Baseball's first black player in the American League. Photographed alongside Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau on his first day with the team in 1947, Doby paved the way for future generations to follow their dreams regardless of race or background. Shoeless Joe Jackson may have had an unconventional nickname but was known for his exceptional skills on-field during early 20th century baseball games. His photograph captures a glimpse into this era where passion for America's favorite pastime was just as strong.