Casey at the Bat
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"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888" is a mock-heroic poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. It was first published in The San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888, under
"Casey at the Bat" as it first appeared, June 3, 1888
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1909 theatrical poster with DeWolf Hopper in A Matinee Idol
Holliston, Massachusetts – Mudville Village, Statue and Plaque Dedicated to "Casey" of "Casey at the Bat"
John Henry (folklore)
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John Henry is an American folk hero. A black American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to
Casey at the Bat
…commemorative stamp depicting "Mighty Casey." The stamp was part of a set commemorating American folk heroes. Other stamps in the set depicted Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Pecos Bill. "Casey at the Bat" on MLB.com…
John Henry illustration by Roy E. LaGrone (1942)
Plaque celebrating the legend of John Henry (Talcott, West Virginia)
Sign outside of the Big Bend Tunnel noting its connection to the legend of John Henry
John Henry statue in Summers County, West Virginia