1870 Blue Stocking, Chicago (Blue Stockings)

This rendering is based on written documentation for uniform style and color. No visual documentation is known and an artist’s conceptualization is used to create the rendering. 

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Visual documentation on this uniform:
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Written documentation on this uniform:
August 1870 v. Rockford, Illinois: “The Blue Stockings wore a very tasty uniform, consisting of cap of broad blue and white stripes, blue shirt with a neat monogram on the breast, white flannel pants, blue stockings and regulation shoes.” From the Chicago Tribune, August 24, 1870. Research from Brian McKenna.

Team genealogy:
 Blue Stocking was formed in Chicago, Illinois, in the late 1860s. The team name came from the uniform. According to Chicago papers, Blue Stocking was a prominent local team in 1870. –Information from Leslie A Heaphy, Black Baseball and Chicago: Essays on the Players, Teams and Games (2006).