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softball
Date1945
Mediumleather, ink
DimensionsOverall: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Rio and Helen Fukuda and Family
Object number2005.162.1
DescriptionSoftball given to Rio Fukuda who coached the Heart Mountain Old Timers Softball Team. Softball signed by team members who won the championship in 1945. Inscription to coach reads: Heart Mountain Old Timers Softball Champions 1945, To our Great Coach, Rio Fukuda. Above this inscription is a drawing of Heart Mountain. Some of the names inscribed on ball are: Masao Imari, S.A. Kurihara, Frank K. Ito, Takashi Kikuch, S. Oba. Some of the names are written in Japanese.
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Hirasaki, Tetsuzo
1943
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