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Black and white photo of Memorial Stadium's exterior

Memorial Stadium Image Archive

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Memorial Stadium's last game

The fans and players

The lower to upper deck at Memorial Stadium with a banner that says, "A Season to Remember"
Fans hold orange signs reading “Going… Going… Gone!” and “Goodbye Memorial Stadium”
Baseball players on the field
Close up of fan holding tickets to the final game
The mayor and guests stand on the field with an Orioles player
Four retired Orioles players stand together on the field
Jim Palmer stands on the pitcher’s mound with other players
Retired Orioles players sign baseballs in the clubhouse

Exterior shots at the last game

Panoramic view of a packed Memorial Stadium
Crowd fills Memorial Stadium as balloons rise into the sky


Images courtesy of the Library of Congress

Front exterior view of Memorial Stadium
Black and white photo of rows of empty stadium seats
Interior hallway with open double doors
Street view of a residential block with Memorial Stadium
Narrow stadium corridor cluttered with discarded equipment and debris.
Three wall-mounted sinks and a mirror in a restroom

More exterior photos

Close-up of the Memorial Stadium facade showing the dedication inscription and monument emblem.
Black and white fish eye photo of front of Memorial Stadium
Aerial view of Memorial Stadium surrounded by parking lots
Black and white photo a baseball game in progress inside Memorial Stadium with fans filling the stands.
Fisheye view of a packed Memorial Stadium
Black and white photo of Memorial Stadium's exterior
Nighttime view of a baseball game under bright lights with a colorful sunset
Fans fill the upper deck at Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium at sunset
Fireworks burst above the Memorial Stadium

Officials walk through the seating area at Memorial Stadium while touring the field after its closure.

Three men in suits stand together on the field with a crowd of fans filling the stadium behind them.
Two men talk on the field at a packed baseball stadium before a game.

Memorial Stadium (then Baltimore Stadium) in 1944

Orioles playing baseball in 1944.
Handwritten caption on the back of a photo describing the Orioles’ July 16, 1944 game after Oriole Park burned down.
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