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Title
Opening
game
at
Crosley
Field
Subject
Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Marching bands
Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati
Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Federal Writers' Project.
Time Period
1930s
1940s
Place
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description
Reverse
reads
: "
Opening
game
.
Cin.Ball.Park
.
Apr
.
15-1941-
Raising
the
World
Pennant
,
showing
Reds
and
St
.
Louis
players
,
temporary
seats
in
left
field
and
left
field
grand
stand
. and
Band
" This
photograph
depicts
the
Cincinnati
Reds
and
St
.
Louis
Cardinals
standing
at
attention
during
the
raising
of the
World
Pennant
during
the
opening
game
at
Crosley
Field
in
Cincinnati
on
April
15
,
1941
. The
marching
band
stands
beside
them.
Crosley
Field
was
located
at the
corner
of
Western
Avenue
and
Findley
Street
in
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
.
Originally
named
Redland
Field
, this
steel
and
concrete
Major
League
Baseball
park
was
designed
by
architect
Henry
Hake
and
cost
$225
,
000
to
build
.
It
was
renamed
Crosley
Field
in
1934
,
when
the
team
was
bought
by
local
businessman
Powel
Crosley
Jr.
,
who's
ownership
saw
some
important
structural
renovations
to the
building
.
It
1935
,
lights
were
added
to
allow
for
games
to be
played
at
night
, in
order
to
increase
attendance
during
the
Depression
.
Crosley
Field
was also
used
for
other
events
throughout
the
years
.
Crosley
Field
was
one
of the
smallest
parks
in the
MLB
, in
both
capacity
and
field
size
, and was
notorious
for "the
terrace
", a
fifteen
degree
incline
in
left
field
. The
last
game
at
Crosley
Field
was
played
June
24
,
1970
, and the
team
moved
to
Riverside
Stadium
.
It
was
destroyed
on
April
19
,
1972
and
today
seven
buildings
and a
street
occupy
the
place
where
it
stood
.
Creator
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Date of Original
April
15
,
1941
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Collection
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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Image Width
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File Size
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Display File Type
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Format
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Date created
2011-05-18
Date modified
2011-05-18
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