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Historic N.Y. Baseball Photos from the Library of Congress


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Published Aug 22, 2009

Modified Aug 22, 2009


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Dick Gossett of the New York Yankees in 1913 at the Polo Grounds.

 

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Since 2008, the Library of Congress has been putting photos from its collections onto flickr to share them with a broader audience. The catalog covers a wide range of topics, but we decided to look through their New York baseball related photos. Photos include the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Highlanders/Yankees. Here are a few of our favorites from the online collection.

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