Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide

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Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide
Names
Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill) (Collector)
Barnes, George W., active 1860 -1899 (Photographer)
Collection

The A. G. Spalding Baseball Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1870 - 1899 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY 01-9000
Shelf locator: MFY+++ 01-9000 (Spalding, A.G. Spalding baseball collection)
Topics
Baseball
Addy, Bob, 1845-1910
Genres
notes (documents)
Envelopes
Physical Description
Extent: Print Size: 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (8.5 x 5.5 cm) ; Mat / Mount: 4 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (10.5 x 6 cm)
Description
Envelope with typescript note which likely accompanied a cdv of baseball player Robert Addy.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13537024
TMS ID: 403868
TMS Object Number: Spalding 5-27A
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2ed45ab0-3bbd-0134-05c1-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1870: Created (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3b6d53e0-3bbd-0134-a3e6-00505686a51c

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3b6d53e0-3bbd-0134-a3e6-00505686a51c

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1870 - 1899). Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3b6d53e0-3bbd-0134-a3e6-00505686a51c

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Robert Addy, Forest City, FC, Robert Addy in his Forest City Baseball uniform, about 1869. League Slide, Addy was one of the greatest pre-league and early league players. Spalding credits him with the first base slide