Lincoln Treeplanters - Nebraska - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Color:Forest Green Flowing blue and red cursive

Flowing blue and red cursive script reads "Bel Aire Bowl" across the top

Circular orange badge contains a vintage hand-drawn illustration of a couple roller skating in 1950s attire

Baseball clubs like this one gave small agricultural towns a sense of pride that extended far beyond the diamond

Leagues bowled there

Plausible deniability peaked in the 1950s when a speedboat full of blondes counted as wholesome aquatic recreation

Lincoln Treeplanters - Nebraska - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Color:Forest Green Flowing blue and red cursiveLincoln, Nebraska had a proud minor league tradition in the early 1900s, with the Treeplanters playing in the Class A Western League starting in 1907. The name honored Nebraska's deep roots in arbor conservation, as the state originated Arbor Day in 1872. Lincoln's ballclubs competed fiercely across the Great Plains, drawing passionate crowds to the heartland diamond. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams