No one could have foreseen the likes of Hilda Chester, the Sym-phony and 42 years of unrequited pining for a championship when these formal invitations to the 1913 Dedication of Ebbets Field were sent out by the Dodger front office. In order to get the park built, owner Charles Ebbets had to sell half the team to Ed and Steve McKeever, but it was a small sacrifice in exchange for the spanking new 30,000 baseball palace bearing his name. Emanates from the Nap Rucker estate. Elegantly printed text reads, "The Officers and Directors of The Brooklyn Ball Club request the honor of your presence at the Dedication of Ebbets Field - Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Street, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, Tuesday afternoon July the fifteenth, nineteen hundred and thirteen at three o’clock - Brooklyn vs. Chicago." Wonderful hand-colored graphics of American flags in the corner and raised golden seal at top right. Double matted and framed to 8x10". Invitation certificate is in Excellent condition.