Celebration of 75th anniversary of the National League at Braves Field

Title:: Celebration of 75th anniversary of the National League at Braves Field
Description:: Pregame ceremony seen from above as a marching band/choir, visiting dignitaries, and former Braves players help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National League in 1951 at Braves Field.
Photographer:: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:: June 2, 1951
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Film negatives
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):: Leslie Jones Collection
Series:: Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:: Marching bands
Sports spectators
Stadiums
Baseball
Braves Field (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Allston
Braves Field (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sj139v560
Terms of Use:: Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.

Notes:: Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Celebration of 75th anniversary of the National League at Braves Field, 1951.
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2016.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2016.
This on-field ceremony took place prior to the June 2nd Braves-Cubs day game. The large ball/glove diamond logo covering the pitcher's mound was identical to the uniform sleeve patch worn by all eight National League clubs for the entire 1951 season (Society for American Baseball Research, 2016).
Accession #:: 08_06_036534

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