McIntire Children's Home baseball team photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Photograph of a boys' baseball team composed of children who were residents at the McIntire Children's Home in Zanesville, Ohio, ca. 1890-1899. Ten boys, two of whom are African American, make up the baseball team. The McIntire Children's Home was named in honor of John McIntire, one of the first residents of Zanesville. In his will, McIntire (1759-1815) provided for the establishment of a school for poor children. The McIntire Academy operated between 1836 and 1856, when it was taken over by the Zanesville Board of Education. A Muskingum County Children's Home was established in 1865 to provide homes for poor or orphaned children; in 1874 it was renamed the McIntire Children's Home. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02865
Subjects: Sports; Baseball teams; Children; African American Ohioans; Group homes for children
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)