Oldest known team baseball card, c. 1860 Brooklyn Atlantics, at Heritage auctions, July 30, 2015
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Old Time 'Base Ball' Brooklyn Atlantics
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The Chapters Rap's Steve Vaccaro and the Brooklyn Atlantics do the ALS Ice Water Bucket Challenge
The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty. The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President Andrew Johnson.