Marjory Collins, ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด' ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, photograph, July 1942, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. loc.gov/item/2017825832.
From the Archives: Baseball on the National Mall
For generations, the National Mall has doubled as both a civic stage and a place for play. Baseball has been part of that story since the inception of the sport. These archival photographs capture moments when ordinary everyday recreation unfolded in an extraordinary national settingโ€”revealing how public space, culture, and the game itself have evolved together.
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Reflection Questions

High school learners: Our nationโ€™s past is complex and often provokes reflection, especially as we look to the future.

Here are a few questions to inspire deeper thinking:

  1. What story do you think this photo is trying to tell about the National Mall?
  2. Who do you see in the image, and what clues help you understand who they are?
  3. How does seeing baseball played on the National Mall compare to how the space is used today?
From the Archives: Baseball on the National Mall | THE NATIONAL MALL