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Collection StructurePoster collection
> Corporal "Nig" Clarke foils Private "Dots" Miller ... Former Cleveland star, backstopping for a team of U.S. Marines, puts the ball on former Cardinal captain as he slides into the plate. These famous ball players joined the U.S. Marine Corps to "fight," but they find plenty of time to pastime in the balmy air of the Southern training camp when not actively engaged in drilling, bomb-throwing, etc. ... This photo furnished by U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station ...
Item Title
Corporal "Nig" Clarke foils Private "Dots" Miller ... Former Cleveland star, backstopping for a team of U.S. Marines, puts the ball on former Cardinal captain as he slides into the plate. These famous ball players joined the U.S. Marine Corps to "fight," but they find plenty of time to pastime in the balmy air of the Southern training camp when not actively engaged in drilling, bomb-throwing, etc. ... This photo furnished by U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station ...
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
United States. Marine Corps. Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Date Created1917/1918?
Description
Photograph of baseball players at Parris Island, South Carolina.
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Language(s)
Country of Origin
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 14 in. (33 x 35.6 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster US 2374
Record NumberXX343.25306
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
RightsNo known restrictions.
