Last photo of James H. O'Rourke on September 29th, 1918. It was taken at Newfield Park in Bridgeport CT, the site of his family farm when he was a boy. He converted it to a ballpark when he formed a minor league baseball team in the mid 1890s.
In his later years O'Rourke used to play at least one game every season with the Bridgeport Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.).
It is fitting that in his last known photo he is wearing a baseball uniform at 68 YEARS OLD. He died about 3 months later on January 8th, 1919.
For the VERY last photo of James O'Rourke, see below.
These images were found in an O'Rourke family album.
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