Baseball 1947, Springfield College vs Providence

Title:: Baseball 1947, Springfield College vs Providence
Description:: A baseball player stands at home plate with his feet spread shoulder width distance apart as he looks forward while holding a bat. There is a catcher squatting directly behind the plate and an umpire standing directly behind him as numerous people look on to watch the game. The image was taken at a May 1947 game between Springfield College and Providence.
Photographer:: Batchelor, David A.
Date:: May 1947
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Film negatives
Location:: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):: Springfield College Negative Collection, 1940-1962
Subjects:: Spectators
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Baseball
Baseball players
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Providence College
Places:: Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:: 1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 8 x 10.5 cm
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Terms of Use:: Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License (CC BY-SA).

Notes:: Title from item or material accompanying item.
The envelope that held the original negative says "Springfield vs. Providence, Barrett at First Base"
Preferred Citation:: Courtesy of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.
Notes (date):: Date from item or accompanying material.
Identifier:: neg-01-0262
1118 (no longer used)