Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2009.32.959 |
Object Name |
Transparency, Slide |
Title |
Slide Transparency, Guelph Maple Leaf Baseball Team with George Sleeman, 1874 |
Date |
1874 |
Year Range from |
1874 |
Year Range to |
1874 |
Description |
Black and white slide transparency of a photograph of the Guelph Maple Leafs Baseball Team and George Sleeman, originally taken in 1874. The baseball players and George Sleeman are assembled into three row. George Sleeman, wearing a black suit, is seated in the centre of the assembled group. Nine uniformed baseball players sit or stand around Sleeman. Several players are holding baseball bats. The uniforms consist of white or pale-coloured shirt and pants, with argyle socks, a dark belt and a shield-shaped crest covering the chest. The crest has a dark-coloured patterned border and a maple leaf in the middle. The players are identified as: Back Row (standing, LtoR): Robert Emery (Centre Field), W. Smiley (Left Field), William Jones (Short Stop), George Keerl (Second Base) Middle Row (seated, LtoR): H. Myers (First Base), J. Smith (Right Field), George Sleeman (President), William Smith (Pitcher), Harry Spence (Third Base) Front Row: Charlie Maddock (Catcher) |
Photographer |
Coulman, Donald |
People |
Emery, Robert Jones, William Keerl, George Maddock, Charles Myers, H. Sleeman, George Smiley, W. Smith, J. Smith, William Spence, Harry |
Search Terms |
Maple Leaf Baseball Club |
Subjects |
COSTUME - SPORTS SPORTS - BASEBALL |
Collection |
Photographs |