[Anson, throwing the first pitch of the season at a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds at West Side Grounds]

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  • Collection ID SDN-006860
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Anson, throwing the first pitch of the season at a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds at West Side Grounds] [graphic].
  • Dates 1908.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 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 Anson, throwing the first pitch of the season at a baseball game between the National League's Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds at West Side Grounds. A Cincinnati player is up to bat and Anson (standing on the pitchers mound wearing a dark suit) is being photographed by photographers gathered in the infield. West Side Grounds was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Spectators sitting in the outfield bleachers and the buildings beyond the ballpark are visible in the background. Text on the image reads: (?) Anson Pitches 1st ball of the 1908 B. B. Season- at Cubs Park.
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  • Names
    • Anson, Adrian C. (Adrian Constantine), 1852-1922
    • National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • West Side Grounds (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Cubs-Cincinnati Reds (1908 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball players Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball players Ohio Cincinnati 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball umpires Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Pitching (Baseball) 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Batting (Baseball) 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Rites & ceremonies Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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