Item 9480 - Spectators, Squirrel Island, ca. 1900
- Item 9480 - Spectators, Squirrel Island, ca. 1900
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- Item 9480
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Image Info A group of spectators gather near the baseball field on Squirrel Island at the turn of the century.
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The building in the background is the Casino, the island community's social center, theater, and dance hall. (The building's name refers to its use as a dance hall, not as a gaming center.) Built in 1887 or 1889, the Casino was destroyed in a fire in 1965.
