Picturing America's Pastime: Historic Photography from the Baseball Hall of Fame Archives

by National Baseball Hall Of Fame, Randy Johnson (Foreword)

“It’s a great addition to your coffee table, or as a gift to the baseball fan in your life.” ― baseballmusings.com #1 New Release in Photojournalism, Photo Essays, Statistics, History, Sports Photography, and Sports Picturing America’s Pastime  celebrates baseball through a unique photography collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s unmatched archive of baseball photos. Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations is the mission of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Now, with this unequaled collection of photos from baseball history, you can revel in the moments we share at the ballpark, the grand sweep of the stadium, the drama of the game, and classic images of baseball greats. Celebrate the history of baseball and baseball photography. Go beyond the standard highlights of baseball history in this collection of rarely seen photos that reveals the full landscape of our national pastime as no other collection can. Selected by the historians and curators at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the photographs reveal the rich relationship between photography and the game.  Each image includes an historic quote and a detailed caption, often highlighting little-known information about the photographers and techniques used across the 150 plus years covered in the book. Experience the storied history of this great game through iconic If you have enjoyed baseball photography books such as The Story of In 100 Photographs , 100 Year in The New York Yankees in Photographs , or An Illustrated History , you will love The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Picturing America’s Pastime .

Genres: Baseball, Sports

320 pages, Hardcover

Published June 17, 2021

Reviews

[H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rare photographs
Fascinating facts
Unfathomable organization
Text is adequate

[Bobby Smieszny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fantastic pictures you don’t even get to see when you visit the hall! Each image has an accompanying quote and paragraph as well. Lots of good fun fact and bits of information throughout!

[Todd]

Read this after going to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. A fine way to cap the visit