Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Eclipse glasses given to fans and players at the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes baseball game played during the 2017 solar eclipse. The glasses were produced by NASA to promote the solar eclipse of 2017 which was to be seen at the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Oregon stadium during their game with the Hillsboro Hops. NASA eclipse glasses were handed out to the fans and the game was delayed almost an hour as the eclipse plunged the stadium in total darkness. The Hops went on to the win the game 9-5.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 2017
- ID Number
- 2018.0038.02
- accession number
- 2018.0038
- catalog number
- 2018.0038.02
- Object Name
- glasses, baseball
- eclipse glasses
- Physical Description
- cardboard (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- minor league
- Record ID
- nmah_1879054
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-953f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
