McGreevey Collection›John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston Americans

Publication:

US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Category:

Photographs

Collection:

McGreevey Collection

Title:

John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston Americans

BPLDC:

06_06_000068

Location:

McGreevey Collection

Creator:

unidentified

Date:

1905

BPL Department:

Print Department

Long Description:

Taylor, son of Boston Globe publisher Charles Taylor, owned the Boston American League Team from 1904 to 1911. While the team did not win the World Series under his direction, he renamed the team the Boston Red Sox in 1907 and started construction of Fenway Park in 1911.

Material:

Photograph

BPL Reference Number:

[Blank]

About US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Historical and documentary photographs, with an emphasis on New England and the Boston region, from the collections of the Boston Public Library.