Paterson City Club vs. Baltimore Black Sox: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A folded baseball scorecard consisting of blue printed ink on faded blue paper. On the front is [Paterson / City Club / vs. / Baltimore Black Sox] and an advertisement for the Wonder Tavern in Paterson, New Jersey. In the middle is the printed scorecard surrounded by advertisements for local businesses. On the back is an advertisement for an exhibition by the Cuban Stars.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1920s
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Paterson City Club, American
• Subject of: Baltimore Black Sox, American, 1916 - 1935
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 x 1/16 in. (22.5 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm)
• Place used: Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baseball
• Topic: Segregation
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2010.44.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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