DescriptionTintypes, five, of members of Hoboken Nine re-creation baseball team, Pershing Field, Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 22, 2012. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" high wet colloidion plates. Photos by Christine Healy (unsigned; Credit: Photo by Christine Healy). Reverse of all are blank. Individual players posed solo. No. 1: identifications pending No. 2: No. 3: No. 4: No. 5: See photo catalog 2012.047.0001 for a tintype team photo of the Hoboken team and .0003 and .0004 in this accession for images of the opposing team (see below.) The team members seen here played two games on this day against the Flemington [N.J.] Neshanock team winning the first game and losing the second, as recorded on the Neshonock webpage of results: Sat. 9/22 11:00 Pershing Field, 216 Central Ave., Jersey City, NJ Hoboken Nine L 10 - 5 [Neshanock lost] Hoboken Nine W 21 - 4 [Hoboken lost] Although this doubleheader was in Jersey City, it was considered a home game for the Hoboken team. --- Team was sponsored by the Hoboken Historical Museum to commemorate Hoboken's historic role in the establishment of base-ball as the national pastime. It was organized in 2012 to participate in re-creation baseball matches played by late 19th century rules with appropriate equipment, uniforms, dress and in the spirit of the decorum of the day (no scoreboards or announcers.) They played against other teams in the New York metropolitan region and northern New Jersey. Previously they had played in two Baseball Day (on June 19th or near) matches in Hoboken (against the team it was playing this day). Baseball Day celebrated the game played on June 19, 1846 at Elysian Fields, Hoboken, under rules established by Alexander Cartwright and considered as an important milestone in the beginnings of the modern game of baseball (although this is not settled history by any means.)