Albuquerque Dukes Baseball Team Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2000-020
Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of black and white contact sheets and negatives of the Albuquerque Dukes baseball team and Dukes Stadium. A few color photographs are also included. Most photography is by Richard (Dick) Meleski.
Dates
- 1978-1982
Creator
- Albuquerque Dukes (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Background Informaiton
The Albuquerque Dukes were a minor league baseball team. The first team was formed in 1915 as part of the Rio Grande Association which lasted for 1 year. The Albuquerque Dons joined the Arizona-Texas League in 1932, but folded that same year due to financial problems. In 1937, the Albuquerque Cardinals joined the Arizona-Texas League.The Dukes returned to Albuquerque in 1942 with the West Texas-New Mexico League, which later that year suspended operations for the duration World War II. In 1956, they began to play in the Class A Western League as an affiliate of the New York Giants, then the Cincinnati Reds. The Western League folded at the end of the 1958 season. The Dukes returned to Albuquerque again in 1960, playing as an affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics.
The Los Angleles Dodgers began their 47 year relationship with the Dukes in 1963. Dissatisfied with the aging conditions of Duke Stadium, the owners sold the franchise to a group in Portland who moved the team to their city in 2000, renaming them the Portland Beavers.
In 2003, the Calgary Cannons (an affiliate of the Florida Marlins) were moved to Albuquerque as the Albuquerque Isotopes. The Isotopes once again became an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2009-2014. Since 2015, they have been the Triple A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
The new and award winning Isotopes Park opened in 2003 at the site of the old Dukes Stadium.
The Los Angleles Dodgers began their 47 year relationship with the Dukes in 1963. Dissatisfied with the aging conditions of Duke Stadium, the owners sold the franchise to a group in Portland who moved the team to their city in 2000, renaming them the Portland Beavers.
In 2003, the Calgary Cannons (an affiliate of the Florida Marlins) were moved to Albuquerque as the Albuquerque Isotopes. The Isotopes once again became an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2009-2014. Since 2015, they have been the Triple A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
The new and award winning Isotopes Park opened in 2003 at the site of the old Dukes Stadium.
Extent
1 box ( .2 cu. ft.) (61 contact sheets, 14 photographs, uncounted negatives)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of black and white contact sheets and negatives of the Albuquerque Dukes baseball team and Dukes Stadium.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by collection number.
Creator
- Albuquerque Dukes (Organization)
- Meleski, Richard P. (Person)
- Title
- Albuquerque Dukes Baseball Team Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451