Huddle Bar photograph collection
Scope and Contents
Five boxes of black-and-white photographs depicting teams, individual players, and events such as All-Star Game and the World Series. Contains action, group, individual, and head-and-shoulder shots. Many of the photos include a newspaper caption.
Dates
- 1935 March 17 - 1953 February 16
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from: Giamatti Research Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: 607.547.0330 E-mail: research@baseballhall.org
Biographical / Historical
The Huddle Bar was located south of Pittsburgh, PA and was operated by Pete Wagner from 1975 to 2023. Wagner retired and the photos were removed and given to a friend of Wagner's, who then gave them to his son, Mark, who offered them to the Hall of Fame as a donation.
Extent
350 Photographic Prints
2.08 Linear Feet (Five legal document boxes) ; 15.5 in. x 5 in. x 10.25 in.
2.30 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of black-and-white photographs of major league teams, players, and Hall of Famers. Many are game action shots.
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged by team and various subjects such as All-Star games and World Series.
Physical Location
Photograph Archives: Aisle 7, Bay d, Shelf 2
Custodial History
Removed from the walls of the Huddle Bar, a pub/restaurant south of Pittsburgh, PA., when it closed. Photographs were given to the Michelucci family, who offered them to the HOF.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (2025-1)
Processing Information
Photographs are placed in acid-free sleeves with backing and stored flat in clamshell boxes.
- Title
- Guide to the Huddle Bar photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manager of Archives Rachel Wells, Archivist
- Date
- December 4 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository