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Parte de Recreation Collection
Most of the items relate to the Indian Head Rockets of the Western Canadian Baseball League in the early 1950s - especially the young black American players/teams that drew huge crowds for several years at that time.
Sports and other recreational events and activities over the years
Inductee name tag for Indian Head Rockets at the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
Parte de Recreation Collection
A name tag with the words "Indian Head Rockets - Team Induction - 2022"
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Parte de Recreation Collection
Stories of 1950 and 1960s baseball in Saskatchewan relating to the North Battleford Beavers, Moose Jaw Mallards, Global World Series and other tournaments.
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Nathaniel Bates signed baseball card
Parte de Recreation Collection
A specially-designed baseball card of Nat Bates - a cropped excerpt from IHM.2021.0146
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Richmond men inducted into Canadian Hall of Fame
Parte de Recreation Collection
Printout of a newspaper article about Nat Bates and Willie Reed, former players (in 1952) of the Indian Head Rockets. Nat Bates traveled to Saskatchewan in August, 2022, to represent the Indian Head Rockets for their induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame (Battleford) and then traveled to Indian Head to visit the Indian Head Museum's new Rockets display and to speak to local residents, some of whom saw him play in 1952. Nat Bates was a right-handed pitcher.
Looking back to historic Indian Head Rockets
Parte de Recreation Collection
Newspaper article written by Calvin Daniels
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The Legends of the Road are coming to Indian Head - newsclipping
Parte de Recreation Collection
Newsclipping about a planned tour called "Legends of the Road" which would involve Black baseball players from the US touring North America for the 100th anniversary of the "Negro Leagues". Because of Indian Head's Rockets baseball team (1950-1954) and Ken McCabe and his "Saskatchewan Rural Sports Hall of Fame", the tour was considering a stop in Indian Head. It is not known if this happened.
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Nomination of Jimmy Robison to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
Parte de Recreation Collection
A 6-page submission, including a covering letter (undated) to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, nominating Jimmy Robison of Indian Head and summarizing his activities and accomplishments to support the nomination. The nomination cites his work as a builder and leader and an :organizer and promoter extraordinaire" Starting in 1947, Robison led the committee that organized the annual baseball tournament in Indian Head, labelled "Western Canada's Greatest Baseball Tournament" attracting up to 25.000 fans over the two days of the event.
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Parte de Recreation Collection
Items relate to local sports over the years (cricket, tennis, hockey, etc)
The history of sport in Indian Head
Parte de Recreation Collection
A history of sports in Indian Head from the years after agricultural settlement in 1882 to 1977. It includes curling, cricket, baseball, hockey, football, golf. boxing and many more.
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Program - Wascana Plains Regional Winter Games
Parte de Recreation Collection
40-page program with an orange cover containing the program for the 1973 winter games
Unknown baseball team - likely Saskatoon Gems
Parte de Recreation Collection
An unknown baseball team posed photograph in a field.
Parte de Recreation Collection
An unknown baseball team in a posed photograph. The team jerseys have the letter "D" on them.
Parte de Recreation Collection
Enlarged baseball card of Pumpsie Green, the first is a headshot of him in his New York Mets uniform, the second is him catching a ground ball in his Red Sox gear.