What are these people waiting to do?

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What are these people waiting to do?
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What happens here?
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Is this picture related to the other two? Why or
why not?
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The Ball Game
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Play Ball!

• Baseball in Turn of the Century America

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What do we know?

• What do we know from reading the book Honus and
  Me by Dan Gutman?
• What do we know from our previous knowledge of
  the history of baseball?

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Play Ball

• In this unit you will become aware of how
  baseball impacted life in turn of the century
  America.
• We will view primary sources on the Library of
  Congress website that document baseball and
  culture during the 1880s to 1920s.

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Brief History of Baseball

• At the end of the Civil War there were more
  people playing baseball than ever before.
• Up to 1869, baseball teams were comprised of
  amateurs.
• In 1869 the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the
  first all professional team and were undefeated.
• This was the rise of the professional clubs over
  amateurs.
• In 1871 the National Association became the first
  professional league.

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Baseball Cards

• Baseball Cards are almost as old as baseball
  itself.
• Originally baseball cards were only available by
  buying cigarettes.
• By viewing old baseball cards we can get a sense
  of the early game of baseball and its stars.

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Questions to ponder

• Who were the people playing baseball?
• How old were they?
• Where did they live and work?
• Were they all white men?
• How does the rise of baseball reflect life during
  the turn of the century?
• What can we learn about life at the turn of the
  century from these baseball artifacts?
• Is the Honus Wagner card in the Library of
  Congress collection? Why or Why not?

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What do we want to Learn?

• What do we want to learn about baseball, its
  influence in history, and life at the turn of the
  century?

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Where can we go?

• Primary Sources
• Library of Congress Website
• Baseball Cards 1887 -1914
• Touring Turn of the Century America
• Spalding Base Ball Guides
• America at Leisure
• National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Secondary Resources
• Encyclopedia
• http//www.baseball-almanac.com/treasure/autont005
  .shtml
• http//baseball-almanac.com/stadium.shtml

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Now Go Play Ball!
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