[Second Ward Merchant's Softball Team, 1944]

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Photograph of the Second Ward Merchant's Softball team, with thirteen players in uniform and another four coaches and assistants. The team is posed in front of 2002 Congress Avenue Grocers. A collection of bats and mitts lie in the foreground.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Litterst Commercial Photo Company July 23, 1944.

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Photograph of the Second Ward Merchant's Softball team, with thirteen players in uniform and another four coaches and assistants. The team is posed in front of 2002 Congress Avenue Grocers. A collection of bats and mitts lie in the foreground.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Caption: "Second Ward Merchant's Soft Ball Team, July 23, 1944. Litterst Com'l Photo Co."

MSS0282.016 2nd Ward Baseball Team and Rusk Settlement Photo

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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These photographs depict Mexican American families, individuals, business and work experiences, festivals and community events, daily life and individual achievements within the scope of Texas history.

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  • July 23, 1944

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Litterst Commercial Photo Company. [Second Ward Merchant's Softball Team, 1944], photograph, July 23, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222067/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.

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