Details
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Lee & Walker, publisher.
Title Home run quick step [graphic] : Respectfully dedicated to the members of the Mercantile Base Ball Club of Philada. by John Zebley, Jr. / T. Sinclair's lith. Phila.
Publisher Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 722 Chestnut Street
Date [1861]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph mounted on linen; 34 x 25 cm.(13 x 10 in.)
Description Sheet music cover containing a view of a baseball game surrounded by an ornate border. View shows six players on the field, possibly during practice, as a group of male and female spectators watches the action from under and near a tent adorned with a "M. B. B. C." flag. Border contains two baseball players, one holding a ball and the other holding a bat; baseball paraphernalia including balls, bats, a cap, and belt; mountain ranges, trees, and vines. Mercantile Base Ball Club was organized circa 1859 with its playing ground at 18th and Master streets.
Is referenced by Wainwright 176
Notes Price printed on recto: 4.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 356
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 07 B 291
Subject Baseball -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870.
Sheet music covers -- 1860-1870.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bb 07 B 291