• Collection ID SDN-061257
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, Chicago White Sox vs. New York Giants, World Series Game 2, player running past first base with other unknown players] [graphic].
  • Dates 1917 Oct. 7.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of an unidentified baseball player, of the American League's Chicago White Sox, running past first base on the first baseline during 1917 World Series Game 2 between the White Sox and the National League's New York Giants, held at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street, South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified White Sox base coach is standing in the foreground, an unidentified Giants player is standing at first base, and an umpire is crouching near first base, looking at the base. Billboards for the Red Cross, Terrace Garden, and other products and services are visible on the scoreboard in the background. Text on the Red Cross billboard reads, in part: Your Bit Now, The Red Cross.
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  • Names
    • Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
    • New York Giants (Baseball team)
    • American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball games Illinois Chicago 1910-1919.
    • Baseball players Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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