Masci family scrapbooks, 1900-1940.

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Masci family scrapbooks, 1900-1940.

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The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine articles and pictures dealing with sports during the first half of the twentieth century. The majority of the clippings are about topics related to college football, boxing, and baseball. Of particular interest are two articles, one about rookie outfielder Joe DiMaggio, who they say has a tough name to pronounce, and the other about Joe Louis, a young fighter who it is predicted might emerge to be a contender for the heavyweight crown. The scrapbook created by Thomas F. Moloney contains clippings from 1915-1940 of college and high school football, minor league baseball such as the Newark Bears, Ironbound league, professional baseball and boxing. It includes a focus on sports figures, in particular Italian-American sports figures, on both the national and the local levels. It is not known how this scrapbook came into the possession of the Masci family.

.25 linear feet (2 oversized v.)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760333

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Louis, Joe, "Brown Bomber", 1914-1981

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Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), known professionally as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights. The 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles in 1950, was a challenge ...

Masci family.

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The Masci family lived and worked in the area of Newark and the Oranges during the turn of the century. The father, Oreste, emigrated from Fottea, Italy in 1883. He became a United States citizen on September 12, 1918, only two months before he died of pneumonia. Maria, his wife, was born in Newark and was of Italian ancestry. She worked for Hahne & Company on Baldwin Street in East Orange while Oreste was a tailor. He and his wife, Maria, had four children from 1911 to 1921, of which only t...

DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999

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Joseph Paul DiMaggio was born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr., on November 25, 1914, in Martinez, California. Nicknamed Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, and sometimes called the Yankee Clipper, DiMaggio play his entire baseball career with the New York Yankess from 1936 to 1951. He died on March 8, 1999. From the description of DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582294 ...

Masci, Otto.

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Newark Bears (Baseball team)

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Masci, Joseph R.

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