Pitcher W. J. Beebe and Catcher Joseph Reilly, Bergen Point (New Jersey) Athletic Club Baseball Team, 1888-1889
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The pitcher and catcher are key players on any baseball team. This circa 1888 photo shows the battery of Beebe and Reilly -- probably W. J. Beebe and Joseph Reilly -- of the Bergen Point Athletic Club. The New Jersey-based club was an Amateur Baseball League powerhouse in the metropolitan New York City area in the late 1880s.
The pitcher and catcher are key players on any baseball team. This circa 1888 photo shows the battery of Beebe and Reilly -- probably W. J. Beebe and Joseph Reilly -- of the Bergen Point Athletic Club. The New Jersey-based club was an Amateur Baseball League powerhouse in the metropolitan New York City area in the late 1880s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1888-1889
Subject Date
1888-1889
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1307.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Technique
Mounting
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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