National Archives at Atlanta
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Making and selling baseballs was a profitable enterprise, even in 1876. Wolf Fletcher, an inventor from Covington, Kentucky... Tags: Baseball | Kentucky | Patent |
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Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner, sometimes referred to as "the Mouth of the South," offended Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's sensibilities... Tags: Baseball | Atlanta Braves | Georgia |
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Robert Fay was a German spy during WWI who was convicted of trying to sabotage ships in American harbors... Tags: Baseball | Atlanta Federal Penitentiary | Georgia |
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During World War II, many military installations fielded their own baseball teams. These teams competed against other local teams... Tags: Baseball | Georgia |
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In 1921, the Charlotte Observer wrote to the Superintendant of the U.S. Cherokee School offering to sponsor an Indian baseball game... Tags: Baseball | Native Americans | North Carolina |
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In September 1945, the "Colored Labor" softball team at the Lexington Signal Depot claimed its second post championship... Tags: African Americans | Baseball | Kentucky | Softball |
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During World War II, many items including gasoline and tires were strictly rationed. The Capital Club baseball club submitted... Tags: Baseball | Georgia | North Carolina |
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The Lexington Signal Depot's weekly newsletter, The Messsage, reported on the installation's all-star male... Tags:Baseball | Kentucky | Softball | Women |
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Along with numerous softball teams, the Lexington Signal Depot also fielded an installation baseball team during World War II... Tags: Baseball | Kentucky |
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Published as a newssheet by the Office of Indian Affairs, Indians at Work provided an in depth look at the work... Tags: Baseball | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | Native Americans |
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