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Object ID: 341 (Click here to view the image in a new window.)
Object Date (YYYYMMDD): 1895
Description: 1895 Lake Shore Baseball Team
Org/Loc: Lake Shore
Org/Entity: Mn Amaeur Baseball Organization
Sport: Baseball
Team Nickname: Lake Shore
Gender: Mixed or Co-Ed
Conf/League: None or Undetermined
Original Type: Photo Positive
Group ID: N/A
Other Information: Lake Shore baseball team organized in 1895. Printed in Hanska Centennial book. L-R, front: Gilbert Wee, Hjalmer Frederickson, Olaf Brudelie, Gilbert Vee. Back: Gust Bjorneberg, George Bjorneberg, George Wee, Clarence Frederickson, Albert Frederickson. This team from near Hanska (and New Ulm) may have been one of the first twon ball baseball teams in Minnesota . A New Ulm team called that city's first team was photographed in 1896. There is no reference that it may have been playing previously. The print in 340 was taken from the Hanska Centennial book. The original photograph is desired for scanning for a quality print.