Title
San Jose Asahi Baseball Team
Subject
San Jose, Japantown, San Jose Asahi Baseball Team, 1925
Description
The San Jose Asahi Team was formed in 1913 and was one of the longest lasting Japanese American baseball teams, although the team did change its name multiple times until its breakup in 1961. This photograph is of the B team playing a tournament in San Jose while the A team was in Japan playing a stream of games in which they won over thirty games. Pictured here in addition to the Asahi team are two teams from Palo Alto, Salinas, and Oakland.
Creator
Gordon, John C., 1887-1967 (photographer)
Source
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Date
1925
Rights
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.