Hop aboard our time machine and join us as we take you out to a ballgame in the 1800′s. A time when outs were called “hands”, batters were called “strikers”, runs were called “aces” or “counts”, gloves had no padding (19th Century Baseball), and Cracker Jacks were just a gleam in their creators’, Fritz & Louie Rueckheim, eyes. As you scroll through this unusual collection, take note of the telekinetic skills of ball levitation, the fashionable uniforms (especially the one with a bow tie) and the art of dead pan facial expressions.
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This collection of photos was found by JF Ptak Science Books in the New York Public Library’s digital gallery. We got the tip from Redditor jking800.
