Team portrait of the Baltimore Elite Giants, a Negro League baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950. The team won the Negro National Title in 1939 and produced a number of players who went on to become Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

Elite Giants, Negro Leagues Baseball team group portrait on field

Description

Team portrait of the Baltimore Elite Giants, a Negro League baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950. The team won the Negro National Title in 1939 and produced a number of players who went on to become Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

Creator

Henderson, Paul S.

Date

circa 1938-1950

Collection Number

BCLM HEN

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Object ID

HEN.09.10-016

Extent

1 negative

Resource ID

8986

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.