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GaryPassamonte
04-04-2012, 02:04 PM
I recently purchased this item and I'm trying to date it. The Wide Awake political movement came to prominence in the late 1850s and diminished after the Civil War. This ticket has a monday January 24 date with no year. January 24 fell on a monday in 1859, 1870, 1876, 1881, 1887. I don't believe this ticket is later than 1887. Does anyone have any research or knowledge regarding baseball teams named the Wide Awakes? I know the name was used for teams in the late 1850s and 1860s, but was it also used later? I'd like to make this 1859, but that may be wishful thinking.
barrysloate
04-04-2012, 06:27 PM
If I were guessing which of those dates is correct I would go with 1870. But I haven't done any research on the team.
travrosty
04-04-2012, 06:35 PM
http://threerivershms.com/lf6.htm
some info on little falls.
GaryPassamonte
04-05-2012, 05:24 AM
Travis-Thanks for the information. It puts the Wide Awake club in Little Falls in 1860 or earlier.
Barry-1870 does seem to be the most logical date. I'll keep searching.
pariah1107
04-05-2012, 10:46 AM
Does anyone have any research or knowledge regarding baseball teams named the Wide Awakes? I know the name was used for teams in the late 1850s and 1860s, but was it also used later? I'd like to make this 1859, but that may be wishful thinking.[/QUOTE]
You're in NY, and it does seem to be related to the Little Falls, NY area. But $1.00 is a lot of money in 1859, especially if the Supper is Extra.
You requested any knowledge of a team named the Wide Awakes. The Everett, Washington semi-pro team was known as the Wide Awakes from the 1870's-1940's. Plenty of waterfalls in Snohomish County, but I can find no Little Falls (there is a Little Lake). Plenty can be found out about the Everett team in the book "Wide Awakes, Invincibles, and Smoke Stackers" (or something similar, my memory fails me at this time),
GaryPassamonte
04-05-2012, 01:04 PM
Ty- Thanks for the info about the Wide Awake team existing into the 1940s.
I'm searching for anything about a Wide Awakes team in Little Falls NY, but nothing yet. I've also looked at the Girvan House lead and have found nothing conclusive.
I find the Girvan House in the 1886 Little Falls, New York business directory, and a couple of years later. They did not appear in the 1872 directory, and I found several references to the Girvan House from 1880 on. I would guess this piece is from the 1880's.
GaryPassamonte
04-05-2012, 05:30 PM
Thanks, Scott. That's the piece I was looking for.