Photo File: Recreation

Description

Photographs and negatives of recreation in Decatur, IL, including: sports, winter activities, swimming, gun club, hunting, racing, recreation center, roller skating, etc.

Contributor(s)

  • various people, clubs, companies

Collection Items

Photograph of a Baseball Meeting
Photograph taken on August 23rd of 1944 of a group of men at a baseball meeting.

Photographs of Fans Field
Photographs of Fans Field during the 1950's and 1960's.

Photograph of Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Landis at Fans Field
Photograph of Kenesaw Landis with a group of men at Fans Field in Decatur IL. Landis was the first appointed Commissioner of Baseball in 1920 and served until his death in 1944.
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