Richard K. Fox Baseball Team (Fair Haven, New Jersey) Collection

This collection consists of 16 broadsides and advertising fliers promoting baseball games of the amateur Richard K. Fox Baseball Team during the 1909 season. The Richard K. Fox Baseball Team represented Fair Haven in Monmouth County, New Jersey. In addition to information about games and schedules, most broadsides include a picture of a player or another image related to the team, as well as humorous text about the Richard K. Fox Baseball Team, their opponents, their fans, or other topics. The reverse of most prints contain additional humorous text, images, and/or advertisements. The broadsides and fliers are printed on paper. The collection also contains a hand-drawn map of the Tobin Farm in Fair Haven, New Jersey, where the Richard K. Fox Baseball Team played home games. Materials include published advertising broadsides and fliers and a hand-drawn map.

Metadata

Date: 1909-1910
Material Type: Mixed Materials
Genre/Physical Characteristic: fliers (printed matter)
Dimensions: .25 Cubic Feet
Language: English
Identifier: /repositories/3/resources/2141
Campus Location: Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Conditions Governing Access: There are no access restrictions on this collection
Conditions Governing Use: Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user
Subject: National police gazette (New York, N.Y.); Advertising; Fair Haven (N.J.) -- History; Baseball -- United States -- History; Baseball teams; Fox, R. K. (Richard Kyle), 1846-1922; Richard K. Fox Baseball Team
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