Teacher’s Guide
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Baseball Across A Divided Society Teacher's Guide (PDF, 1.43 MB)
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Primary Sources
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Union Prisoners at Salisbury, N.C.
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(643 KB)Chief Meyers, New York & Chief Bender, Philadelphia...
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(1.14 MB)The Ball Team...of Glass Workers
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(158 KB)Spectators at Pittsburg[sic]-Detroit Game
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(126 KB)Waseda University Baseball Team
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(244 KB)Armando Marsans - baseball card
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(147 KB)Spanish-American Base Ball Guide
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(1.9 MB)President Wilson throwing out the first ball
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(98 KB)That Arm - Your Country Needs It
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(44 KB)Manzanar Boys Starting a Ball Game
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(40 KB)Negro and White Marines are Teammates
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