The player smiles to the side as the visitor turns the bat upright in both hands.
1959 · Florida, United States
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A visitor in a white shirt holds a bat out in front of a Cardinals player in road greys, Florida, circa 1959 — Florida, 1959
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Visitor holding a wooden bat across a St. Louis Cardinals player in grey road uniform, Florida, circa 1959, 8mm home movie.
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The Cardinals player grins toward the camera side, hands together at his waist, with the visitor looking down beside him.
1959 · Florida, United States
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The visitor sets the bat barrel down while the player, holding what appears to be a glove, looks on.
1959 · Florida, United States
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Florida-1959: Cardinals Player Smiling Beside a Visitor Handling a Wooden Bat
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1959 Florida.
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Period detail
The grey flannel road jersey with birds-on-bat emblem and red undersleeves, and the visitor's short-sleeved white shirt and pale cap, point to the late 1950s.
Film character
Soft-focus 8mm colour with visible grain, saturated reds, a cool cast in the whites and slight handheld drift, with the figures lit hard against deep shadow.
Historical context
The Cardinals trained in St. Petersburg, Florida, in this period, and the clip shows the casual closeness between players and visitors common at spring camps.
Research note
Two men's faces are visible though soft, neither is identified, and the jersey carries a team emblem; likeness and trademark questions are separate from the film copyright.
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