Description: This is a photo of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Harry Craft catching a baseball. The photo was taken from the inside of a baseball stadium, possibly Crosley Field, and a backdrop of a city can be seen in the background showing several buildings and a few billboards. Harry Francis Craft (April 19, 1915 — August 3, 1995) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Born, in Ellisville, Mississippi, he was an center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937-1942. Craft would join the Navy in 1942 and upon returning home, found that his skills had deteriorated and could no longer play. Instead of playing, Craft managed the Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Colt .45s. For his career, Craft had a batting average of .253, hitting 44 home runs, and had 267 runs batted in (RBI). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_020_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)--History--Pictorial works; Baseball uniforms; Baseball--United States--Equipment and supplies--History;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of a sandlot baseball game somewhere in Ohio. "Sandlot" is a term used to describe a makeshift field in order to play baseball, but can also be used to play other games like kickball or flag-football. These sandlots can be used to play sandlot league baseball games that are formed by neighborhood kids to play other neighborhoods. This photo shows a young man who just swung the bat at home plate. One other player seems to be reacting to the swing and there are many on-lookers watching the game. There is a large building in the background that could be a school View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0020_001
Subjects: Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Baseball in America; Baseball uniforms; Baseball fans; Baseball--Equipment and supplies; Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of a sandlot baseball game somewhere in Ohio. "Sandlot" is a term used to describe a makeshift field in order to play baseball, but can also be used to play other games like kickball or flag-football. These sandlots can be used to play sandlot league baseball games that are formed by neighborhood kids to play other neighborhoods. This photo shows a young man who just swung the bat at home plate. One other player seems to be reacting to the swing and there are many on-lookers watching the game. There is a large building in the background that could be a school. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0021_001
Subjects: Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Baseball in America; Baseball uniforms; Baseball fans; Baseball--Equipment and supplies; Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the batter getting "the brush-back" where it appears the ball had almost hit him. The batter seems to be leaning back in an attempt to avoid being hit, while the catcher leans to his left in order to catch the ball. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Sandloters." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_027_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Baseball in America; Baseball uniforms; Baseball--Equipment and supplies; Fashion; Baseball fans
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of a baseball game being played at a sandlot. A "Sandlot" refers to a makeshift field that can be used to facilitate the playing of baseball games. Sandlot games are usually played on by neighborhood teams. The photo shows home plate with a young man at bat, catcher, and umpire. The batter has swung but can not be determined whether or not he hit the ball, or if the ball is in the catcher's mit. Several people can be seen in the background watching the game. The location of the game is not known. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_028_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Baseball in America; Baseball uniforms; Baseball fans; Baseball--Equipment and supplies; Fashion
Places: Ohio