by Paul Tenpenny
100 years ago, photographer Sumner W. Matteson's camera captured a baseball game at Athletic Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (later to be re-named Borchert Field). One of the resulting photos was colorized and turned into a great postcard.
Athletic Park exterior, 1909
100 years ago, photographer Sumner W. Matteson's camera captured a baseball game at Athletic Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (later to be re-named Borchert Field). One of the resulting photos was colorized and turned into a great postcard.
Postcard of Borchert Field, 1909
A good time and a few Blatz beers were enjoyed by the fans...showing the aftermath of the game.
Close up of Val Blatz Beer case circa 1909
Recently obtained sign made from a Val Blatz case
The black and white images are courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
It blows me away that this ballpark was located on Milwaukee north side. Thus the reason why the north side must go back to its original roots
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