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., Price printed on recto: 4., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 356, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 07 B 291
Date
[1861]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 07 B 291
