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September 14. In the first military draft lottery this date as number one in 1969.
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September 14, 1969. The number one day selected in the military draft lottery. Sheet music from WWI, with a wounded soldier not wanting to back to the front, 1918.
September 14. Kid Nichols is born in 1869.
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September 14, 1869. Kid Nichols is born. Kid Nichols poses for a photograph while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals 1n 1904.
September 13. Dutch Ruether is born in 1893.
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September 13, 1893. Dutch Ruether is born. Photo of Dutch Ruether warming up for the Cincinnati Reds in 1919.
Old Time Transport in the Alps
Book illustration 1890
September 12. In Flatwoods, West Virginia a monster is sighted in 1952.
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September 12, 1952. Among many reported unusual happenings, a monster is sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia. A green monster graces the cover of Amazing Stories science fiction magazine.
September 12. Fred Luderus is born in 1885.
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September 12, 1885. Fred Luderus is born. Photo of Luderus with the Philadelphia Phillies warming up before a game.
September 11. Frank Kitson is born in 1869.
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September 11, 1869. Frank Kitson is born. Frank Kitson from a Washington team shot from 1906.
Charles Lindbergh (left) promotes Nazis in 1941 (fascist)
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News photograph 1941
September 10. In Wembley Stadium, London, the first world motorcycle speed championships are held in 1936.
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September 10, 1936. At Wembley Stadium, London, the first world motorcycle speed championships are held. Needle envelope with a motorcycle them from the 1930s.
Ted Kluczewski in Red Square
Oil painting ‘Big Klu’ by Mark Rucker.
California Trade Card
Advertising Trade Card • for Arbuckle Co. • New York City • 4″ x 3″ • c.1889
September 9. Frank Chance is born in 1876.
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September 9, 1876. Frank Chance is born. Candid photo of Chance while managing the Chicago Cubs in 1910.
September 8. Buck Leonard is born in 1907.
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September 8, 1907. Buck Leonard is born. Photo of Leonard in an action pose before a game with the Homestead Grays, c.1935.
September 8. Northern Pacific Railway is completed in ceremony in Montana in 1883.
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September 8, 1883. Northern Pacific Railway is completed in ceremony in Montana in 1883. Cabinet photo of the workers camp at Elk Creek for the Northern Pacific Railway, from the…
September 7. With the bombing of London, the Nazi Blitz begins in 1940.
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September 7, 1940. With the bombing of London, the Nazi Blitz begins in 1940. Wire photograph of a Nazi airport from circa 1940.
September 7. Hooks Wiltse is born in 1879.
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September 7, 1879. Hooks Wiltse is born. Photo postcard of Wiltse at Giants spring training in 1906.
September 6. Harry Danning is born in 1911.
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September 6, 1911. Harry Danning is born. News photograph of Danning taking out his fellow catcher, Bennie Warren, during a game in Philadelphia in 1940. The other half of the…
September 6. President McKinley shot in Buffalo in 1901.
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September 5, 1901. President McKinley shot at the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo in 1901. Photo postcard of William McKinley in his back yard.
Nap Lajoie’s Baseball Guide
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Baseball Guide Cover • Lajoie’s Baseball Guide • Philadelphia • 5″ x 6″ • 1907
Grimsby, Ontario Celebrates Labor Day 1910
Real photo postcard 1910
September 4. Eddie Waitkus is born in 1919.
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September 4, 1919. Eddie Waitkus is born. Photo of Waitkus in the clubhouse while playing with the Whiz Kids in Philadelphia in 1950.
September 4. The name Kodak receives a trademark, after George Eastman’s registers patents in 1888.
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September 4, 1888. The name Kodak receives a trademark, after George Eastman’s registers patents for his film cameras. Kodak Cameras catalog cover art from 1922.
September 3. Pleasure boat disaster in the Thames kills 640 in 1878.
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September 3, 1878. A Pleasure boat disaster, where the Pricess Alice collides with a castle in the Thames, kills 640. Chromolithographic die cut of a excursion paddle wheeler from around…
September 3. Frenchy Bodagaray is born in 1910.
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September 3, 1910. Frenchy Bodagaray is born. Publicity photo of Bodagaray in an empty Comiskey Park while playing for the White Sox.
September 2. Teddy Roosevelt quoted: “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in 1901.
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September 2, 1901. At the Minnesota State Fair Teddy Roosevelt is quoted: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Cover of Puck Magazine for June 1, 1904 featuring Teddy Roosevelt…
September 2. Red Kress is born in 1905.
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September 2, 1905. Red Kress is born. 1933 Goudey gum card of Kress in a White Sox uniform.
September 1. ‘Orator’ Jim O’Rourke is born in 1850.
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September 1, 1850. James ‘Orator’ O’Rourke is born. Portrait of O’Rourke taken for a championship dinner program put on by the New York Giants after winning the ‘World Series’ of…
September 1. In Russia, St. Petersburg changes its name to Petrograd in 1914.
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September 1, 1914. Feeling the force of the Russian Revolution, St. Petersburg changes its name to the more politically correct Petrograd. The St. Petersburg Quadrille is published by Oliver Ditson…
August 31. Ray Dandridge is born in 1913.
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August 31, 1913. Ray Dandridge is born. The image of Ray Dandridge of the Marianao Tigers baseball club is used to promote the election of a candidate for Mayor in…
August 31. ‘Navigable Balloon’ is patented by Count Von Zeppelin in 1895.
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August 31, 1895. ‘Navigable Balloon’ is patented by Count Von Zeppelin. The Zeppelin ‘Hindenburg’ successfully lands in New Jersey, one year before its famous disaster.
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