Spiceland Academy Baseball Team

Description: Five members of the Spiceland Academy Baseball Team pose in the photographers studio. African American John Snowball Merida is in the group. It is thought that the man on the right is J. Estes Ratcliff. The players wear uniforms with Spiceland across the front and lounge on the floor with mitts, masks, and baseballs. One player wears a tag around his neck that says Base Ball 1900.
Origin: Circa 1900
Created By: Cephas M. Huddleston
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/cephas/id/199
Collection: Cephas M. Huddleston Glass Plate Collection, ca. 1890
Copyright: Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society.
Geography: Indiana--Henry County--Spiceland
Subjects: Group portraits
Sports
Baseball players
Baseball teams
Baseballs
Athletic shoes
Sporting goods
Young adults
African Americans
Hats

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