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Remember When...baseball fans flocked to Athletic Field?
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| Title | Remember When...baseball fans flocked to Athletic Field? |
| Description | Around the turn of the century, baseball fans turned out in large numbers for the home games at Athletic Field. Later, in 1913 and 1914, the American Association pennant flew at the park as a reminder that the first Milwaukee Brewers were champions for two successive years, increasing the team's following even more. Athletic Field was at N. 8th and W. Chambers Sts. Built in 1892, the original stadium was one block square and was enclosed by a high fence. In 1920, when Otto Borchert became president of the Milwaukee Baseball Club, he bought the ball park and renamed it Borchert Field. The stadium at this site welcomed fans until the fall of 1952, when County Stadium was completed. Photograph and information from the Milwaukee Public Library local history collection. |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings | Baseball -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Athletic Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Borchert Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chambers Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baseball fields -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball team : 1902-1952); Crowds; Advertising, Outdoor; Louis Auer & Son (Milwaukee, Wis.); P. Schoenhofen Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Gaffney's Anti-Trust Livery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Val Blatz Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Leader cigars |
| Photographer or Studio | V. O. Hammon Pub. Co., Chicago |
| Publisher | Milwaukee Public Library |
| Date Original | 190? |
| Source | Milwaukee Journal |
| Newspaper Publication Date | 1980-09-23; 1992-02-01 |
| Date Copyrighted | 2005 |
| Type | Image |
| Has Format | Postcard |
| Relation | RW 1750; RW 2223; SPT 9A |
| Collection | Remember When, F. P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
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| Rights | All rights reserved © Milwaukee Public Library |
| Order form | http://www.mpl.org/coldfusion/email_digital_rw.cfm |
| Date created | 2009-01-06 |
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