Children Playing Baseball in Dodge School Yard, Harrison, Michigan, circa 1888
THF94410 / Children Playing Baseball in Dodge School Yard, Harrison, Michigan, circa 1888
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Artifact Overview
This photograph documents a northern Michigan school as well the local economy. Children of various ages are in the schoolyard. There is no playground but the children make their own fun with a game of baseball. The few scrubby trees and distant forest illustrate Harrison's founding as a lumber town.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1888
Subject Date
circa 1888
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
67.30.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. Walter F. Shepherd.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Mounting
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front of mount:
MOORE'S STUDIO / HARRISON, MICH / NEGATIVE BY
Handwritten on back:
1. Claud Reker
2. Forest Shemway
3. Emma Hoag, teacher
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