LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Ossie (Oswald Louis) Bluege of the Washington Senators about to tag Babe Ruth sliding into third base]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjUvMDEvMDEvb3NzaWUtb3N3YWxkLWxvdWlzLWJsdWVnZS1vZi10aGUtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1zZW5hdG9ycy1hYm91dC10by10YWctYmFiZS1ydXRoLTEwMjQuanBn/320/258/jpg "[Ossie (Oswald Louis) Bluege of the Washington Senators about to tag Babe Ruth sliding into third base]")
![[William A. Foxen, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd2lsbGlhbS1hLWZveGVuLWNoaWNhZ28tY3Vicy1iYXNlYmFsbC1jYXJkLXBvcnRyYWl0LTM5OWE5My02NDAuanBn/40/70/webp "[William A. Foxen, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]")
![[Flood, Spokane Team, baseball card portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvZmxvb2Qtc3Bva2FuZS10ZWFtLWJhc2ViYWxsLWNhcmQtcG9ydHJhaXQtMTFmNzExLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/70/webp "[Flood, Spokane Team, baseball card portrait]")
![Matthews, Md., [6/28/24] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvbWF0dGhld3MtbWQtNjI4MjQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Matthews, Md., [6/28/24] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Chas. O'Leary/Tyrus Cobb, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvY2hhcy1vbGVhcnl0eXJ1cy1jb2JiLWRldHJvaXQtdGlnZXJzLWJhc2ViYWxsLWNhcmQtcG9ydHJhaXQtYTg4MDdjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/16/webp "[Chas. O'Leary/Tyrus Cobb, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait]")
![[Umpire watches as New York Yankee player slides into base ahead of the tag during baseball game with Washington]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvdW1waXJlLXdhdGNoZXMtYXMtbmV3LXlvcmsteWFua2VlLXBsYXllci1zbGlkZXMtaW50by1iYXNlLWFoZWFkLW9mLXRoZS10YWctODRmZGE4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Umpire watches as New York Yankee player slides into base ahead of the tag during baseball game with Washington]")
![[Umpire ready to make the call as catcher lunges to apply tag to Washington ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvdW1waXJlLXJlYWR5LXRvLW1ha2UtdGhlLWNhbGwtYXMtY2F0Y2hlci1sdW5nZXMtdG8tYXBwbHktdGFnLXRvLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tNzJiNjIzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Umpire ready to make the call as catcher lunges to apply tag to Washington ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]")
![[Umpire ready to make the call as catcher applies tag to Washington ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvdW1waXJlLXJlYWR5LXRvLW1ha2UtdGhlLWNhbGwtYXMtY2F0Y2hlci1hcHBsaWVzLXRhZy10by13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWJhbGwtcGxheWVyLWUxNjI4NS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Umpire ready to make the call as catcher applies tag to Washington ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]")
![[Washington fielder applies tag to ball player sliding into base]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1maWVsZGVyLWFwcGxpZXMtdGFnLXRvLWJhbGwtcGxheWVyLXNsaWRpbmctaW50by1iYXNlLWY4MTA0Zi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Washington fielder applies tag to ball player sliding into base]")
![[Umpire gets ready to make the call as catcher applies tag to New York Yankee ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvdW1waXJlLWdldHMtcmVhZHktdG8tbWFrZS10aGUtY2FsbC1hcy1jYXRjaGVyLWFwcGxpZXMtdGFnLXRvLW5ldy15b3JrLXlhbmtlZS1lNWM3ZTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Umpire gets ready to make the call as catcher applies tag to New York Yankee ball player sliding into home plate during baseball game]")
![[Sam Rice, of the Washington Nationals, sliding safely into 3rd base during baseball game between Washington and the Chicago White Sox]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvc2FtLXJpY2Utb2YtdGhlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tbmF0aW9uYWxzLXNsaWRpbmctc2FmZWx5LWludG8tM3JkLWJhc2UtZHVyaW5nLWJhc2ViYWxsLTdjNTA4ZC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Sam Rice, of the Washington Nationals, sliding safely into 3rd base during baseball game between Washington and the Chicago White Sox]")
