Small collection of photographs of the family of Mary Brecht, daughter of Milton J. Brecht and Mary Ann Wolf Brecht. Mary Brecht, born in Lancaster County in 1882, married George W. Pulver in 1906. Gift of Pamela Sumner in memory of George W. Pulver. See also MG0284, the Mary Brecht Pulver papers.
Lancaster Indian Baseball club. Left to righ, top row, standing are: Bill Doremus, scond baseman; Jimmie Boubourekas; Shorty Rittenhouse, center field; Sam Myers, shortstop; Jap Doremus, first baseman; Red Mears, third baseman; Bill Conway, Bill Keeler, left field; Elvin Simmons, filed manager; Eddie Poole; Mule Watson, pitcher; Grunt Peiffer, catcher; and Monk Doremus, right field. Kneeling: Pat Hagen, bat boy; Joe Geraci, bench manager; Charlie Geraci, mascot; and Skeetz Shultz. Pictured in the July 28, 1923 Lancaster New Era newspaper.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.