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Seattle Rainiers outfielder Bill Matheson jumping to catch a ball, Seattle, 1944
Order an ImageJust after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt decided that it would be good for the nation's morale if professional baseball games continued. Some players from the Seattle Rainiers joined the military, but the team continued to play throughout the war. In addition to their regular games, the team also played exhibition games against service ball clubs to raise money for the war effort.
Handwritten on sleeve: Baseball - action.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 22, 1944.
Handwritten on sleeve: Baseball - action.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 22, 1944.
ID Number: PI26702
Date: 1944
Physical Description: 1 safety film negative: b&w ; 4 x 5 in. ; dichroic fog
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI26702
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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