Mount Vernon Kings - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt tombstone a golden ornate headband

a golden ornate headband

a pole-mounted sign reads "Open 24 Hours

framed by decorative Victorian scrollwork

Large vintage script lettering reads "Fliers" with a sweeping cursive swoosh underneath

and fun" while also bragging about the air conditioning brand suggests the bar for entertainment in 1950s Richmond was basically just not passing out from heat stroke

Mount Vernon Kings - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt tombstone a golden ornate headbandMount Vernon's Kings took the diamond in 1949 as part of the Class D Southern Illinois League, bringing organized baseball to a proud coal country town. Small market clubs like these were the backbone of the minor league system in postwar America. They gave southern Illinois something to rally around on warm summer nights. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Arched distressed