Baseball Shirt worn by Esther Lozoya of the Hollywood Bloomer Girls

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and personal uses subject to this disclaimer (https://3d.si.edu/disclaimer) and in accordance with the Terms of Use (https://3d.si.edu/termsofuse).
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer
3d model of Baseball Shirt worn by Esther Lozoya of the Hollywood Bloomer Girls
Hollywood Bloomer Girls Uniform
Description (Brief):

Gray baseball shirt with thin blue stripes and "Hollywood" appliqued in blue across the front. This was worn by Esther Lozoya of the Hollywood Bloomer Girls in 1931. The Hollywood Bloomer Girls were an all-female baseball team playing in the minor leagues against semi-pro men's teams. Lozoya played as a 24 year old although most of the girls on the team were 17 or 18 years old. As a publicity stunt the team went to Universal City and had the Hollywood starlets put on their uniforms.

Date Made: 1931

User: Lozoya, Esther Rafsky

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, CincinnatiUsed: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood

Name Of Sport: BaseballLevel Of Sport: minor leagueWeb Subject: WomenSports

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Ardyth Bernstein and Esther Rafsky Lozoya

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0169.02Accession Number: 1985.0169Catalog Number: 1985.0169.02

Object Name: shirt, baseball

Physical Description: plastic (button material)fabric, wool (overall material)Measurements: overall: 30 in x 35 in; 76.2 cm x 88.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e0d6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_681359

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.