[African American baseball player J. Preston "Pete" Hill, Leland Giants, holding a baseball bat, on a baseball field]

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  • Collection ID SDN-055497
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [African American baseball player J. Preston "Pete" Hill, Leland Giants, holding a baseball bat, on a baseball field] [graphic].
  • Dates 1909.
  • 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 African American baseball player J. Preston "Pete" Hill of the Leland Giants baseball team, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance at home plate on a baseball field in Chicago, Illinois. Catcher Sanchez of the Cybans baseball team, is crouching behind home plate, and umpire Geockel is standing behind Sanchez. Geockel appears to be Caucasian. Crowds are sitting in bleachers in the background.
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  • Names
    • Leland Giants (Baseball team)
    • Chicago Baseball League.
    • South Side Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects African American baseball players Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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