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Accession Number:2003-41
Accession Date:
Condition:poor
Location:Archives, Recreaction Box 1, Folder 50
Keywords:White City Park, Cardinal's farm team, Boonville Ave, men, baseball players, uniforms, stadium, outdoor lighting, umpire
Area of Origin:Springfield
Period:ca 1940
Category:Documentary Artifact
Object:Print
Maker:May Photo Company
Description/History:Black and white panoramic photograph of the a Springfield Cardinals home game in White City Park on Boonville Ave. It is a day game sometime in the 1940's. The stands are crowded. Night lights are on tall towers. Writing on the back says, "Springfield Cardinals (team) farm team for St. Louis Cardinals. White City Park on Boonville (entire block) were Assemblies of God Headquarters now stands. City lost baseball team supposedly because the city did not want to pay utility bills for night games---Early '40's"
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