Rodine, "Mighty Casey Struck Out"
date: label: date made
content: mid 20th century
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: associated institution
content: American Chemical Paint Co.
label: artist
content: Doyle, Jerry
label: maker
content: Doyle, Jerry
notes: label: Description
content: Ernest Thayer’s poem “Casey at the Bat” was first published in <i>The San Francisco Examiner </i> in 1888. After entertainer DeWolf Hopper began reciting the work on stage that year it became a national sensation, with the comical baseball narrative remaining one of America’s best-known poems ever since. “Casey at the Bat” has been republished countless times over the years, including in this print provided by the American Paint and Chemical Company. The art was done by editorial cartoonist Jerry Doyle. The print features an adveritsement for </>Rodine<i>, a trademarked chemical agent.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: Web Subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Advertising
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.106
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.106
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: cartoon, baseball
label: Object Name
content: advertisement, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm