A few classic portraits of the 1916 Boston Red Sox, as shared by the Library of Congress’ excellent Flickr account. Shown counter-clockwise from top are Dick Hoblitzell (photo | stats), Del Gainer (photo | stats) and Everett Scott (photo | stats). The 1916 Red Sox finished the season with an American League-best 91-63 record and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. As a unit, the Red Sox hit only 14 home runs, and Gainer was one of a trio of players to lead the team in home runs with three. Joining him was a 21-year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth, who also led the team with 23 wins and a 1.75 ERA.
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A few classic portraits of the 1916 Boston Red Sox, as shared by the Library of Congress’ excellent Flickr account. Shown counter-clockwise from top are Dick Hoblitzell (photo | stats), Del Gainer (photo | stats) and Everett Scott (photo | stats). The 1916 Red Sox finished the season with an American League-best 91-63 record and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. As a unit, the Red Sox hit only 14 home runs, and Gainer was one of a trio of players to lead the team in home runs with three. Joining him was a 21-year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth, who also led the team with 23 wins and a 1.75 ERA.
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A few classic portraits of the 1916 Boston Red Sox, as shared by the Library of Congress’ excellent Flickr account. Shown counter-clockwise from top are Dick Hoblitzell (photo | stats), Del Gainer (photo | stats) and Everett Scott (photo | stats). The 1916 Red Sox finished the season with an American League-best 91-63 record and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. As a unit, the Red Sox hit only 14 home runs, and Gainer was one of a trio of players to lead the team in home runs with three. Joining him was a 21-year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth, who also led the team with 23 wins and a 1.75 ERA.
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A few classic portraits of the 1916 Boston Red Sox, as shared by the Library of Congress’ excellent Flickr account.

Shown counter-clockwise from top are Dick Hoblitzell (photo | stats), Del Gainer (photo | stats) and Everett Scott (photo | stats).

The 1916 Red Sox finished the season with an American League-best 91-63 record and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. As a unit, the Red Sox hit only 14 home runs, and Gainer was one of a trio of players to lead the team in home runs with three. Joining him was a 21-year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth, who also led the team with 23 wins and a 1.75 ERA.

I love this photo gallery of vintage Las Vegas, shot for a June 20,1955 LIFE cover story titled, “Gambling Town Pushes Its Luck.” In 1955, time and again after, and even now, the questions was, Has Las Vegas overextended itself? Viewing these photos of the sparse desert land, with knowledge of city’s rich boom since, the answer, at least then, was an emphatic and laughable, “No!”
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I love this photo gallery of vintage Las Vegas, shot for a June 20,1955 LIFE cover story titled, “Gambling Town Pushes Its Luck.”

In 1955, time and again after, and even now, the questions was, Has Las Vegas overextended itself? Viewing these photos of the sparse desert land, with knowledge of city’s rich boom since, the answer, at least then, was an emphatic and laughable, “No!”

Source: TIME

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