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The face of baseball: photo selections from the Detroit and Cleveland Public Libraries.
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The National Pastime
- Article date:
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January 1, 2005
- Author:
- Steinberg, Steve
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Photographs make history come alive, and baseball images enhance books and articles on the national pastime. While there are terrific collections at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Sporting News in St. Louis, less obvious sources include public libraries. Two of the best are the Detroit Public Library (DPL) and the Cleveland Public Library (CPL).
The Ernie Harwell Collection, a part of the Burton Historical Collection at the DPL, consists of 40,000 photographs, countless newspaper and magazine clippings, books, guides, programs, and scorecards. The veteran broadcaster and SABR member donated them to the DPL, mainly in the mid-1960s, and continued to supplement ...