Flyer advertising the Ball and Bat Fund held for Soldiers Overseas during World War I
Flyer advertising the Ball and Bat Fund held for Soldiers Overseas during World War I
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- Description (Brief)
- Flyer for the Ball and Bat Fund is white with red printing with a soldier with a megaphone on the left hand side of the flyer. The Ball and Bat Fund was set up by baseball commissioner Clark C. Griffith to raise money to send sports equipment over to the soldiers fighting in Europe during World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- flyer, baseball
- Physical Description
- ink (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 cm x 9 cm; 7 7/8 in x 3 17/32 in
- ID Number
- 1996.3081.05
- nonaccession number
- 1996.3081
- catalog number
- 1996.3081.05
- Credit Line
- Gift of Pamela Michele Dixon in honor of Bernice Delores Eller
- subject
- Sports
- Baseball
- recreational
- World War I
- Philanthropy
- World War I
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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