Baseball Americana: treasures from the Library of Congress

"Old town" to your town: the game's early years

First fanatics and home-run heroes: the spread of the national game (1870-1900)

Opening days: the baseball century begins (1900-1920)

Boom and bust: the Black Sox, Murderer's Row, and the Great Depression (1919-1939)

The war years usher in the wonder years (1940-1970).

"Old town" to your town: the game's early years

First fanatics and home-run heroes: the spread of the national game (1870-1900)

Opening days: the baseball century begins (1900-1920)

Boom and bust: the Black Sox, Murderer's Row, and the Great Depression (1919-1939)

The war years usher in the wonder years (1940-1970).