The 1950s are often referred to as the “Golden Age” in the United States due to a strong economy, the baby boom, and widespread optimism following World War II. This decade is also considered the ...

It happened every spring in the late 1950s and early '60s. A bunch of us would coast down Hill Street on our bikes, turn left at the bottom and ride two blocks to Henry's Market. There we emptied our ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/collectibles as Mickey Mantle's rookie card for $25! A vintage price ...

Two months ago, Chuck W learned about a pedestrian photo album containing 1950s family photographs from an antiques-dealer friend. His friend had obtained the album at a flea market in Lancaster, PA ...

In the early 1950s, baseball allegiances in Hartford, CT split the town in two. West Hartford was Yankees Country; East Hartford was Red Sox. A little boy in West Hartford named John and his big ...

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Baseball seemed to dominate daily activities of boys growing up in Pittsfield. And one of our most popular hobbies was ...

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The father of the modern baseball trading card who designed the famed Topps versions in the 1950s has died. Sy Berger was 91. His daughter, Maxine Berger-Bienstock, says Berger died of natural causes ...