Hansel, Jerry; & Wife, Esther Of the House of David.

Description:

Portrait of man identified as Jerry Hansel a member of the House of David baseball team. "... the House of David, a religious colony established by Mary and Benjamin Purnell in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in 1903. The beliefs that ruled colony life forbade men from shaving or cutting their hair (a directive out of the Book of Leviticus), even for the members of the powerful baseball teams fielded under the watchful eye of Purnell, a sporting enthusiast," from "Muzzy Field: Tales from a Forgotten Ballpark," by Douglas S. Malan.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1927-11-10T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Baseball players and House of David

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc74156