Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Scorecard |
Date |
August 15, 1887 |
Title |
Staten Island Ladies' Club Lawn Tennis Score |
Description |
Printed score card. Beige card, printed in black, with handwritten names, dates, and numbers. Inscriptions: "STATEN ISLAND LADIES' / CLUB / LAWN TENNIS SCORE. / Scorer, Miss C C Ward / Date, Aug 15 - 1887 / Names of / Players. / A Miss Elliot - Mr. Johnson / B Miss Johnson - Mr. F. [Batts or Balts?] / SETS WON. / 2 / 1 3." The reverse side has a printed advertisement for Peck & Snyder sporting specialties. (Keywords: New York) |
Acquisition |
From the Ward Estate |
Ownership and History |
"Miss C C Ward" is Caroline Ward, a lifelong resident of Grymes Hill, Staten Island. She was a friend of photographer Alice Austen. The Staten Island Ladies' Club was located on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club in Livingston. |
Earliest Date |
1887 |
Latest Date |
1887 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Sports Tennis |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Caroline Constantia |
Catalog Number |
42.005.0057 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2019. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |