1860’s baseball game
Every year, Fort Vancouver Historic site hosts an 1860’s vintage baseball game. Participants, and many spectators, are dressed in historically correct clothing. Participating teams are the Shermans (military) and the Vancouver Occidentals (local favorites).
It is quite a spectacular event, and well attended by Fort Vancouver personnel, as well as the general population. By Northwest standards, it was kind of hot, it was 80 degrees. No laughter from the Dallas gallery, please!
It was a great game, with the Shermans pulling it off with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Final score: Shermans, 11 and Occidentals, 10. Below are some pictures of the event, both the game and the attendees.
The Whiskey River Orchestra provides some topical music
Cassie looking spectacular in vintage dress
More pretty ladies on parade
Even more ladies in their fineries
Discussing pre-game strategies
A hit by the Occidentals
Watching the game
Here comes the pitch
Looks like the shoes are kind of hot….
A big grin from Roman
Having a drink, 1860’s style.. no plastic bottles!
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