Poster for an All Stars baseball game: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for an All Stars baseball game: Date: 1930s. Created by: Unidentified. Type: posters.
The object in the museum catalogue
A white poster with red text. A printed image of African American baseball players is on the top right side of the poster. The text reads: [Baseball / All Star Game Ohio State League / Halloran Park / LIMA-OHIO / COLORED ALL STARS / The Best Colored Players from Toledo, Ft. Wayne, Detroit and Other Leading Cities. / VS. / The Pick of Best Players / From Northwestern Ohio / SEMI-PRO Teams / WHITE ALL STARS / Children 15¢ Adults 40¢ / ANY PLACE IN THE PARK / THE BIG GAME OF THE SEASON / TUES. NITE 8:30 P.M. / UNDER LIGHTS / AUG.22]. The back of the poster is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1930s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on cardboard
- Dimensions: H x W: 17 x 25 1/2 in. (43.2 x 64.8 cm)
- Place depicted: Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Athletes
- Topic: Baseball
- Topic: Race relations
- Topic: Segregation
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2013.135.2
- 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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