The Big Wheel of Paris was the largest Ferris Wheel in the world in the early 1900s
Men and ships had to be moved thousands of miles
War movies were one of the most popular genres and in this photo George Melford directs "The Boer War" in Brooklyn
the Sultan of Swat
is in the first row on the far right
At the Polo Grounds Frame Color:Unframed The Big Wheel of ParisIn the first game of a doubleheader, Willie Mays was one of three New York Giants to hit two home runs, winning the game over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11 1, on July 8, 1956. Congratulations were in order, but the Giants lost the second game, 5 2, at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan. Before long, the Giants, including Mays, were relocated to San Francisco, and later still, a new team whose logo and colors were an amalgamation of the the Giants and