• Collection ID SDN-009830
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, City Series, Cubs player Frank Schulte sliding into home plate at West Side Grounds] [graphic].
  • Dates 1912 Oct. 14.
  • 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 Frank Schulte of the National League's Chicago Cubs, attempting to steal home plate at West Side Grounds in Chicago, Illinois, during a 1912 City Series baseball game between the Cubs and the American League's Chicago White Sox. An unidentified White Sox catcher is standing at home plate, leaning over to apply the tag, and an unidentified umpire and another unidentified Cubs player, holding a baseball bat, are standing behind home plate. Crowds are visible in the grandstands in the background. 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.
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  • Names
    • Archer.
    • National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Baseball City Series (1912 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Base running (Baseball)
    • Baseball Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Catchers (Baseball) Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Baseball players Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • 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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