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- Signed Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball & Display Case, 1995 - The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball was autographed by members of the 1995 team.
- 1995
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Signed Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball & Display Case, 1995
The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball was autographed by members of the 1995 team.
- Henry Ford Signing a Baseball, 1941 -
- June 04, 1941
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Henry Ford Signing a Baseball, 1941
- Autographed Baseball from Rosa Parks to Curt Flood, December 18, 1994 - Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
- December 18, 1994
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Autographed Baseball from Rosa Parks to Curt Flood, December 18, 1994
Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
- Baseball, 1860-1870 - In the early days of baseball, balls were made by stitching a leather cover around a yarn-wrapped hard core, usually a piece of rubber. These balls with their so-called "lemon-peel" stitching varied in quality. Many lost their shape during the course of the game. By the late 1870s with the rise of professional teams, baseballs with the recognizable figure-eight cover and familiar red stitching became standard.
- 1860-1870
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Baseball, 1860-1870
In the early days of baseball, balls were made by stitching a leather cover around a yarn-wrapped hard core, usually a piece of rubber. These balls with their so-called "lemon-peel" stitching varied in quality. Many lost their shape during the course of the game. By the late 1870s with the rise of professional teams, baseballs with the recognizable figure-eight cover and familiar red stitching became standard.
- Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball, 1995 - The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball bears the team's logo.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball, 1995
The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball bears the team's logo.