DescriptionTintype of The Flemington Neshanock re-creation baseball team (of Flemington, N.J.), Pershing Field, Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 22, 2012. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" wide wet colloidion plate. Photo by Christine Healy (unsigned; Credit: Photo by Christine Healy.) Reverse is blank. Digital copy only; museum does not hold original. Identification of team members pending. The Flemington Neshanock team seen here played two games on this day against the Hoboken Nine 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. See photo catalog 2012.047.0004 for tintypes with solo views of a player and the umpire. See photo catalog 2012.047.0001 and .0002 for tintypes of the Hoboken team. --- The Hoboken Nine 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 the Hoboken Nine 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.)