World Series flag raising at Huntington Avenue Grounds in season opening

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Description

Raising of World Series championship flag on field with uniformed baseball players watching. Boston Americans won the World Series in 1903. Buildings behind billboards. Billboards include "Boyle Bros." and "Red Fox A[?]." Handwritten on photograph back: "Spring 1904. Huntington Ave. Grounds, Boston. World Champions, Boston Americans. Jimmy Collins (captain & manager), B. [Buck] Freeman, Candy LaChance, [?], P. [Patsy] Dougherty."

Details

Resource ID:: hr000085
Subject:: World Series (Baseball) (1903); Baseball teams--Massachusetts--Boston; Baseball fields--Massachusetts--Boston; Photographic prints
Date:: 1904
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
Location:: Photographs-Ballparks-Huntington Avenue Grounds
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.