Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt atlanta Founded by owner Ted Collins

Founded by owner Ted Collins

South Main was the corridor that funneled visitors to one of the city's greatest landmarks

A posterized illustration of Bixby Snyder depicts his round glasses

Lumping chimneys and crop circles into the same theology is surprisingly easy after enough eggnog

Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt atlanta Founded by owner Ted CollinsBy 1896, Leadville was already past its silver rush peak, but the high altitude mining town still had enough fight in it to field a ball club. The Angels played a short summer season in the independent Colorado State League, going 5 3 under manager Harry Grier and finishing second in a six team field that ran from May 2 to July 15. Their rivals that year included the Aspen Miners, the Pueblo Rovers, and the Denver Gulfs (small towns with big league