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Catcher Collection

"Catching the Moment: From Jackie Robinson to Ted Williams, a Glimpse into Baseball's Catchers" In the world of baseball

Background imageCatcher Collection: JACKIE ROBINSON (1919-1972). John Roosevelt Robinson, known as Jackie. American baseball player

JACKIE ROBINSON (1919-1972). John Roosevelt Robinson, known as Jackie. American baseball player. As a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers

Background imageCatcher Collection: WORLD SERIES, 1941. A view of the action at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

WORLD SERIES, 1941. A view of the action at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, during Game 3 of the 1941 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers (in the field) and the New York Yankees

Background imageCatcher Collection: The Mole Catcher

The Mole Catcher
The mole catcher sets off, laden with his home-made traps, Burtersett, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England

Background imageCatcher Collection: TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002). Theodore Samuel Williams. American baseball player

TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002). Theodore Samuel Williams. American baseball player. Batting against the New York Yankees as a member of the Boston Red Sox during a spring training exhibition game in St

Background imageCatcher Collection: New Forest Snake Catcher

New Forest Snake Catcher
The New Forest snake catcher

Background imageCatcher Collection: Millwall Docks, London

Millwall Docks, London
Taking aboard stores and special equipment for the commonwealth trans-antarctic expeditiion: the Canadian seal-catcher M.V

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball game in the 1880s

Baseball game in the 1880s
Baseball batter waiting for a pitch, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCatcher Collection: Southern Railway Ratcatcher

Southern Railway Ratcatcher
Official Rat catcher for Southern Railway with Terriers and quarry. Date: 1924

Background imageCatcher Collection: A Ball or a Strike - Which? Wood engraving, American, 1888, after Thure de Thulstrup

A Ball or a Strike - Which? Wood engraving, American, 1888, after Thure de Thulstrup
BASEBALL, 1888. A Ball or a Strike - Which? Wood engraving, American, 1888, after Thure de Thulstrup

Background imageCatcher Collection: BASEBALL: WASHINGTON, 1925. Bucky Harris of the Washington Nationals sliding into home plate, 1925

BASEBALL: WASHINGTON, 1925. Bucky Harris of the Washington Nationals sliding into home plate, 1925

Background imageCatcher Collection: Stock poster showing runner sliding past catcher

Stock poster showing runner sliding past catcher. Date c1897

Background imageCatcher Collection: BASEBALL, 1895. Portraits of the captains of the twelve baseball clubs in the National League, 1895

BASEBALL, 1895. Portraits of the captains of the twelve baseball clubs in the National League, 1895

Background imageCatcher Collection: London Rat Catcher

London Rat Catcher
A rat-catcher at work in the London sewers

Background imageCatcher Collection: Christy Mathewson, New York, NL - World Series batting practice (baseball), 1911

Christy Mathewson, New York, NL - World Series batting practice (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Christy Mathewson, New York, NL - World Series batting practice (baseball), 1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Rube Marquard, New York, NL & Paddy Livingston, Philadelphia, AL at World Series (baseball), 1911

Rube Marquard, New York, NL & Paddy Livingston, Philadelphia, AL at World Series (baseball), 1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Chief Meyers, New York, NL & Chief Bender, Philadelphia, AL at World Series (baseball), 1911

Chief Meyers, New York, NL & Chief Bender, Philadelphia, AL at World Series (baseball), 1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Tom Needham, Cubs, 11/5/13, 11/5/1913.. Creator: Bain News Service

Tom Needham, Cubs, 11/5/13, 11/5/1913.. Creator: Bain News Service
Tom Needham, Cubs, 11/5/13, 11/5/1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910

Background imageCatcher Collection: Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Gabby Street, Washington, AL (baseball), 1910

Background imageCatcher Collection: Red Dooin, Philadelphia, NL (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Red Dooin, Philadelphia, NL (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Dooin, Philadelphia, NL (baseball), c1911. Shows baseball player Charles Sebastian "Red"Dooin (1879-1952), catcher and manager for the Philadelphia Phillies

Background imageCatcher Collection: Jack Bliss, St. Louis, NL (baseball), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Jack Bliss, St. Louis, NL (baseball), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack Bliss, St. Louis, NL (baseball), 1912

Background imageCatcher Collection: Jimmy Archer, Chicago, NL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Jimmy Archer, Chicago, NL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Jimmy Archer, Chicago, NL (baseball), 1910

Background imageCatcher Collection: Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL, Miller Huggins in background (baseball), c1911

Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL, Miller Huggins in background (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL, Miller Huggins in background (baseball), c1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Roger Bresnahan, St. Louis, NL (baseball), c1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Bill Carrigan & manager Jake Stahl, Boston AL (baseball), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Bill Carrigan & manager Jake Stahl, Boston AL (baseball), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Bill Carrigan & manager Jake Stahl, Boston AL (baseball), 1912

Background imageCatcher Collection: Theodore Harrison 'Ted' Easterly, Cleveland AL, at Hilltop Park, NY (baseball), 1911

Theodore Harrison "Ted" Easterly, Cleveland AL, at Hilltop Park, NY (baseball), 1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Rube Geyer & Jack Bliss, St. Louis NL (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Rube Geyer & Jack Bliss, St. Louis NL (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Rube Geyer & Jack Bliss, St. Louis NL (baseball), 1911

Background imageCatcher Collection: Al Bridwell & Jimmy Archer, Chicago NL (baseball), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Al Bridwell & Jimmy Archer, Chicago NL (baseball), 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Al Bridwell & Jimmy Archer, Chicago NL (baseball), 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Johnny Kling, Chicago NL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Johnny Kling, Chicago NL (baseball), 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Johnny Kling, Chicago NL (baseball), 1910

Background imageCatcher Collection: Milk condensing apparatus

Milk condensing apparatus
3732817 Milk condensing apparatus; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a milk condensing apparatus using a 10 ft 6in cast iron vacuum pan (B)

Background imageCatcher Collection: Y.M.C.A. hut in France, soldiers ball game, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Y.M.C.A. hut in France, soldiers ball game, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Y.M.C.A. hut in France, soldiers ball game, 1917 or 1918. U.S. Army soldiers in France during World War I playing baseball

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball Players, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball Players, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball Players, between 1913 and 1917
Baseball Players, between 1913 and 1917. USA

Background imageCatcher Collection: Clyde Milan, Washington Al (Baseball), 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Clyde Milan, Washington Al (Baseball), 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Clyde Milan, Washington Al (Baseball), 1913
Clyde Milan, Washington American League (Baseball), 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Chester 'Pinch' Thomas, Boston Al (Baseball), 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Chester "Pinch" Thomas, Boston Al (Baseball), 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Chester "Pinch" Thomas, Boston American League (Baseball), 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - St
Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - St
Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Professional - St
Baseball, Professional - St. Louis Players, 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Game, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Congressional - Game, 1917

Baseball, Congressional - Game, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball, Congressional - Game, 1917
Baseball, Congressional - Game, 1917

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball - Professional Players, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball - Professional Players, 1913
Baseball - Professional Players, 1913

Background imageCatcher Collection: Mozart, The Magic Flute

Mozart, The Magic Flute, Papageno, a wandering bird-catcher Date: first performed 1791

Background imageCatcher Collection: Baseball: Ready to Make the Call, 1910-30 (b/w photo)

Baseball: Ready to Make the Call, 1910-30 (b/w photo)
3616021 Baseball: Ready to Make the Call, 1910-30 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCatcher Collection: Page from The British Working Man or One Who Does Not Believe In Him (engraving)

Page from The British Working Man or One Who Does Not Believe In Him (engraving)
3632416 Page from The British Working Man or One Who Does Not Believe In Him (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCatcher Collection: Bird hunters (oil on canvas)

Bird hunters (oil on canvas)
5938345 Bird hunters (oil on canvas) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fuglejegere); Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageCatcher Collection: Oyster-catcher at home (b / w photo)

Oyster-catcher at home (b / w photo)
6021185 Oyster-catcher at home (b/w photo) by Kearton, Richard (1862-1928) & Cherry (1871-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oyster-catcher at home)

Background imageCatcher Collection: The Rat-Killer, 1632 (etching)

The Rat-Killer, 1632 (etching)
1068197 The Rat-Killer, 1632 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 14x17.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Calvin J. Holmes; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageCatcher Collection: Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho)

Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho)
1127154 Ivy League College Game in the 1920s (colour litho) by Paterson, James (1854-1932); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageCatcher Collection: A travelling rat catcher with the tools of his trade and with customers (engraving)

A travelling rat catcher with the tools of his trade and with customers (engraving)
812825 A travelling rat catcher with the tools of his trade and with customers (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCatcher Collection: A new method for hunting ducks, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium

A new method for hunting ducks, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium
746998 A new method for hunting ducks, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub



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"Catching the Moment: From Jackie Robinson to Ted Williams, a Glimpse into Baseball's Catchers" In the world of baseball, catchers have always played a pivotal role in shaping the game. From legendary players like Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams to lesser-known heroes like Andy Seminick and Elston Howard, these individuals have left an indelible mark on America's favorite pastime. One iconic image takes us back to July 2nd, 1950, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Brooklyn Dodgers were facing off against the Philadelphia Phillies when Jackie Robinson stole home under the tag Andy Seminick. This daring move showcased Robinson's unparalleled speed and agility while leaving fans awestruck. Another memorable moment occurred during Game 3 of the 1941 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees at Ebbets Field. Although ultimately won by the Yankees with a score of 2-1, this intense battle highlighted both teams' determination as they fought for victory on that fateful day. While they are typically associated with baseball, their skills extend beyond just sports. Take "The Mole Catcher, " for example – an individual who possesses exceptional expertise in capturing these elusive creatures hidden beneath our feet. Similarly, snake catchers play a vital role in ensuring human safety within places like New Forest where reptiles roam freely. But let's not forget about London's Millwall Docks or even Southern Railway Ratcatcher – roles that may seem unrelated but share one common thread: catching unwanted intruders or pests that threaten public spaces or infrastructure. Traveling back further in time brings us to an era when baseball was still finding its footing –the 1880s. A captivating glimpse into history reveals early ball games where players honed their skills amidst cheering crowds eager for excitement. Baseball has always been a game of strategy and precision; hence every decision counts.