The Thirties

The??Negro American League??was one of several circuits that operated during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in??1937 and disbanded after the 1962 season. This is the logo the league used in its latter years. *Design is officially licensed from...

The Indianapolis Capitals played in the American Hockey League from 1939 to 1952. They won the league championship, the Calder Cup, in 1942 and 1950.

The Negro National League (NNL) was established in 1920 and was one of several Negro circuits established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. It dissolved in 1931. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum...

The Calgary Tigers, often nicknamed the Bengals, were an ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1920 until 1927 as members of the Big-4 League, Western Canada Hockey League and Prairie Hockey League. The Tigers were revived in 1932, playing for a short-lived four years in the North Western Hockey League and...

The Portsmouth Spartans were established in 1928 and played in Southern Ohio for six seasons. IN 1934 they were purchased for $8,000 by a Detroit radio executive who moved the team to Michigan. They were renamed the Lions and became one of the most successful...

Waxie Maxie's was a chain of record stores in the DC area founded in 1938 by Max Silverman. At its peak in the 90s, it had nearly 40 stores. The end came at the turn of the century as the end of the CD...

The Memphis Red Sox were established in 1920 and played in several Negro leagues including,??Negro Southern League??(1921???1924, 1926, and again 1931-1936),??Negro National League (I)??(1924???1925, 1927-1930), and the Negro American League??(1937???1959). Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, William "Willie" Henderson Foster, Daniel Robert Bankhead, Jehosie "Jay" Heard, Marshall...

Royal Castle Hamburgers??was founded in 1938 by William Singer in Miami. The chain grew to over 175 locations in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio, and Michigan.??

This shirt features the main logo of the Cleveland Barons, who played in the American Hockey League and called the city home from 1937 until 1973.

Known as "The Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest" Lotus Isle amusement park opened in the summer of 1930 on Hayden Island. After a roller coaster accident and the suicide of the park's owner, it closed in 1932.

The Boston Yanks were established in1944 and brought pro football back to the city for the first time since the city's previous team left for Washington, D.C. in 1937. In 1945, the team temporarily merged with the Brooklyn Tigers (formerly the Dayton Triangles) for...

Christian's Hut was a tiki bar located in Newport Beach, California. It opened in 1935 and closed in 1963.

The??Negro National League??(NNL) was established in 1920 and was one of several Negro circuits established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. It dissolved in 1931. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum ??

The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey team that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York, replacing the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team that left in 1936 after its arena collapsed.   OS16149

The St. Louis Stars began play in 1901 as the St. Louis Giants. They changed their nickname in 1922 while playing in the Negro National League. The club won three titles while in the NNL. *Product is official licensed by the Negro Leagues Baseball...

The American Soccer League (ASL) was established in 1933. A league with the same name was established in 1921, but ceased operations after its 1932 season. The second ASL lasted until 1983. Two subsequent leagues used the name. ASL II, for most of its...

The National Basketball League (NBL) was a professional men's basketball??league that was established in 1937. After the 1948-49 season, the league merged with the Basketball Association of America??(BAA) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Portsmouth Spartans were established in 1928 and played in Southern Ohio for six seasons. IN 1934 they were purchased for $8,000 by a Detroit radio executive who moved the team to Michigan. They were renamed the Lions and became one of the most successful...

The Columbus Bullies football team was established in 1939. They played in the American Professional Football League a semi-pro circuit bases in the Midwest. In 1940, the joined the third iteration of the American Football League.

Eliot Ness was a federal agent mostly widely known from the fictionalized portrayals of his life in the TV series the Untouchables??(1959-1963) and the 1987 movie of the same name. He became Safety Director of Cleveland in 1935 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in...

The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team based in Paterson, NJ that played from 1931 to 1950. The team was unique in that it occasionally had Hispanic players, who were also restricted from Major League Baseball, on it roster. *Design is...

Built in 1912 as Redland Field, the Cincinnati Reds home ballpark was renamed Crosley Field, in honor of the team's new owner, in 1934. It was the home of the Reds until 1970 when they moved into??Riverfront Stadium. CHECKOUT MORE VINTAGE STADIUMS AND BASEBALL...

Shooting Star was the signature roller coaster at Old Coney. Opened in 1937 as the Clipper, it became Shooting Star after a redesign in 1947. It climbed to a height of 88n feet and reached a top speed 43 MPH. It gave it's final...

Tales of man who can shapeshift into a wolf-like creature date back as far as 27 A.D. In modern pop culture, the Wolf Man first appeared in a 1935 film called The Werewolf of London. A more popular film titled simply??The Wolf Man, debuted...

Jos?? de la Caridad M??ndez??was a??Cuban manager and right-handed pitcher in the Negro leagues, he was known as the Black Diamond or Diamonte Negro and??was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.????He was elected...

The??East???West League??was a Negro baseball league organized by Cum Posey in 1932. The league did not last the full season and folded in June of that year. It did, though,?? feature one of the strongest teams in the history of Negro league baseball, the??Detroit...

The??East???West All-Star Game??was an annual game for??Negro league baseball??players and held toward the end of the season. The game was created by Gus Greenlee, owner of the??Pittsburgh Crawfords. In??1933, he decided to match the??Major League Baseball All-Star Game??with??Negro league version. Newspaper balloting was set...

Tusko, build as "The World's Meanest Elephant," arrived in the U.S. from Thialand in 1898. After touring the country, his keepr George "Slim" Lewis, tried to get him into a circus but none wanted him. Tusko lived out his final years at the Seattle...

The Pittsburgh Shamrocks played in the International Hockey League for one season, 1935-36. The Duquesne Gardens was their home ice. After the team folded, the Detroit Olympics relocated to Pittsburgh. The new owners merged that club with the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the Eastern...

The Palace of the Fans was the Reds home from 1902 until 1911. In 1912, the club moved into Redland Field (on the same site). That ballpark was renamed Crosley Field, in honor of the team's new owner, in 1934. It was the home...