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161 viewsNov 17, 2018
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Current Map Placement165 viewsAug 27, 2018
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Current Map Placement150 viewsAug 27, 2018
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1906166 viewsJul 31, 2018
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424 viewsPhoto from the LOCMar 01, 2018
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Possibly the "Peppers"390 viewsFeb 15, 2018
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352 viewsFeb 11, 2018
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337 viewsBlack & White
Postcard
Feb 10, 2018
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312 viewsJan 13, 2018
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Wet Grounds Postpones Newark-Bloomfield Game327 viewsApril 16, 1916Jan 04, 2018
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Base Ball Notes332 viewsJune 12, 1893Dec 31, 2017
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Base Ball Notes332 viewsJune 12, 1893Dec 31, 2017
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June 5, 1893344 viewsDec 30, 2017
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1892 Map338 viewsDec 30, 2017
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June 5, 1893335 viewsDec 30, 2017
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1908 Map328 viewsDec 30, 2017
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1937380 viewsThe Newark Bears let off steam before going to the showers, after having defeated the Columbus Red Birds, American Association Champions, 10-4, to win the Little World Series at Columbus, Ohio, October 7th, 1937. The Bears came from behind, winning four straight, after the Red Birds had defeated them in the first three.
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Dec 23, 2017
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Ellsworth 'Babe' Dahlgren371 viewsNewark Bears' first and third baseman Ellsworth 'Babe' Dahlgren, 24, at Ruppert Stadium.
Photo by Seymour Wally
Dec 20, 2017
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Charles Whitehouse322 viewsNewark Fed's Player Charles Whitehouse in Baseball Action Pose
Photo by George Rinhart
Dec 20, 2017
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Willie Wells363 viewsWillie Wells of the Newark Eagles poses with his bat for portrait. Willie James Wells became famous as the player-manager of the Newark Eagles in the 1940s. His Negro League career spanned two decades playing for many teams including the St. Louis Stars, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Chicago American Giants, Cole's American Giants, New York Black Yankees, Baltimore Elite Giants, Indianapolis Clowns and Memphis Red Sox from 1925-1948.

Photo by National Baseball Hall of Fame
Dec 20, 2017
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Walter Johnson359 viewsWalter Johnson, former pitcher for the Washington Senators and now manager of the Newark Bears, who is down here training with his men for the coming season.
Photo by George Rinhart
Dec 20, 2017
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Owner Effa Manley324 viewsNegro League Newark Eagles baseball team owner Effa Manley poses with bats in the dugout in Ruppert Stadium in Newark, New Jersy in 1948.

Photo by Mark Rucker
Dec 17, 2017
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Zale, Tony & Rocky Graziano340 views6/10/1948-Newark, NJ- Tony Zale of Gary, Indiana sends a left hook to the head, which knocked out Rocky Graziano of New York, in the third round of their scheduled 15-round middleweight title bout in Ruppert Stadium.

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Dec 16, 2017
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Babe Ruth330 viewsYoungsters get autographs from Babe Ruth in Newark before Babe's new team the Boston Braves beat the Newark Bears, 10-8 in Ruppert Stadium.

Photo by NY Daily News
Dec 15, 2017
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Ruppert & The Babe320 viewscirca 1934: American baseball player Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948), wearing a Boston Braves uniform, shakes hands with Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees. Ruth was a player and vice-president of the Braves at that time.
Photo by New York Times
Dec 15, 2017
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Babe Ruth326 viewsThe Newark Bears vs. the Boston Braves at Ruppert Field. Photo shows Babe Ruth (Boston Braves) as he 'slams one out of the park.'

Photo from Bettmann/Getty Images
Dec 15, 2017
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1939344 views The Negro League Newark Eagles pose at home in Ruppert Stadium for a team portrait in 1939. Monte Irvin is in the back row, far left, and Mule Suttles in the middle of the back row. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)Dec 13, 2017
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323 viewsJUNE 1939: Negro League Baseball: Portrait of Newark Eagles (L-R) pitcher Leniel Hooker, All Star pitcher Max Manning, pitcher Jim Brown, Raleigh Biz Mackey & unidentified executive. (Photo by Aral/Pix Inc./The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)Dec 13, 2017
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Kelly Scoring Newark's Solitary Run295 views1908Nov 07, 2017
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Woodside A. C. Had Successful Year350 views1908Nov 07, 2017
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Sunday Baseball in Newark312 viewsJune 28, 1908Nov 07, 2017
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Weston E. C. Nine Did Good Work292 viewsNov 07, 2017
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Broad Street Nine, P. S. C. Does Well288 viewsNov 07, 2017
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383 viewsPhoto from Hammond MapsApr 23, 2017
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1971311 viewsPhoto from Mark GambaMar 20, 2017
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1940s440 viewsMar 15, 2017
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388 viewsPostcardFeb 15, 2017
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Another Playfield for Newark Youngsters336 views1909Dec 25, 2016
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Old Time Ball Grounds Well Nigh Forgotten337 views1909Dec 25, 2016
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409 viewsA slightly blurry still from a movie shot by Thomas Edison of a baseball game between the Newark Colts & the Reading Coal Heavers in 1898. It was most likely shot at Wiedenmayer Park which became Ruppert Stadium in 1932. The movie was found on the LOC site by Gonzalo Alberto.Dec 02, 2016
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