Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt new york " and "1886" in light

" and "1886" in light blue

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flanked by white lightning bolts and the numbers "19" and "89

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with bold golden-yellow serif text reading "PLEASURE PARADISE" below

Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt new york " and "1886" in lightThe Silver Kings took the field in 1889, the same year a young Aspen was riding a silver mining boom that briefly made it one of Colorado's wealthiest towns. Funded in part by mining magnate David Hyman, who donated the land for the ballpark, the club joined the independent Colorado State League and played to crowds of miners and merchants. They finished third in the standings before the franchise quietly folded mid season on July 29 of that same