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JOSH RAWITCH NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

Josh Rawitch has been named the next President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He will begin serving in that capacity on Sept. 9. Rawitch has spent 27 seasons working in baseball, including the last decade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Click here for more details.


Picturing America’s Pastime

Historic Photography from the Baseball Hall of Fame Archives

Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations is the mission of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Now, with this unequaled collection of photos from baseball history, you can revel in the moments we share at the ballpark, the grand sweep of the stadium, the drama of the game, and classic images of baseball greats.

Celebrate the history of baseball and baseball photography. Go beyond the standard highlights of baseball history in this collection of rarely seen photos that reveals the full landscape of our national pastime as no other collection can. Selected by the historians and curators at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the photographs reveal the rich relationship between photography and the game.  Each image is accompanied by an historic quote and a detailed caption, often highlighting little-known information about the photographers and techniques used across the 150 plus years covered in the book.

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