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- Description:
- Eight panel folded pamphlet distributed by the Peninsular Cricket Club, and printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company with a series of cartoons of cricket players on the recto, and advertisements for the Michigan Exchange; William Suckert, bookbinder; Thomas Swan, fruit merchant; and the Calvert Lithographing Company. "Drawing by Sid Griffin from suggestion by Charles B. Calvert, captain of club[?]" is handwritten along the top border of the illustrations.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Eight panel folded pamphlet distributed by the Peninsular Cricket Club, and printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company with a series of cartoons of cricket players on the recto, and advertisements for the Michigan Exchange; William Suckert, bookbinder; Thomas Swan, fruit merchant; and the Calvert Lithographing Company. "Drawing by Sid Griffin from suggestion by Charles B. Calvert, captain of club[?]" is handwritten along the top border of the illustrations.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Notes:
- A cricket team prepares for a match on the pitch on the infield of the race track at Ruhleben. One of the grand stands can be seen in the back of the photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A cricket player chases down a ball in the infield of the race track at Ruhleben as spectators watch the match. Civilian internees could watch a wide range of games during their captivity in Germany.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A batsman stands by the wicket, awaiting the pitch from the bowler during a cricket match on the infield of the race track at Ruhleben. Spectators follow the game on the sidelines.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The prison camp at Ruhleben had a very active athletic program, which helped internees pass their time and kept them physically fit. This drawing shows several internees taking their lives in their hands as they walk along the race track amid a variety of games in progress. The strollers are assaulted by other internees playing cricket, field hockey, soccer, golf, and rugby.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
