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Salisbury Baseball Match

Title

Salisbury Baseball Match

Description

Prussian painter and lithgrapher Otto Boetticher joined with a New York regiment and was captured by Confederates and placed in Salisbury prison. His illustration of a baseball game at Salisbury is the first known image of baseball.

Creator

Otto Boetticher

Date

1863-XX-XX

Contributor

Nathan Johnson

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina

Original Format

Painting

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Files

baseball game.jpg

Citation

Otto Boetticher, Salisbury Baseball Match, Civil War Era NC, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/871.