Winning Baseball Team on the Mall

Title: Winning Baseball Team on the Mall
Creator: Marjory Collins
Date: 1942
Description: This team made up of workers from various garages in the city had just won a baseball game against the Employee's recreation association team when their photo was taken. They were one of many teams who played baseball on the National Mall during World War II. The sport and location were so popular that at least one game was played every day, and off-duty servicemen as well as friends and family came to watch the games.
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
Coverage: 1920-1949
Original Format: Photograph