• Collection ID SDN-005875
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, Cubs v. Pirates, pitcher on the mound throwing to first base] [graphic].
  • Dates 1907.
  • 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 View of an unidentified pitcher throwing a baseball to first base, standing on the pitcher's mound on the field at West Side Grounds in Chicago, Illinois, during a baseball game between the National League's Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, viewed from the grandstands behind home plate. A baseball player is running towards first base, and a catcher and an umpire are standing near home plate. Baseball players are standing in position on the field, and baserunners are running on the basepath. A billboard advertisement for the Chicago Tribune newspaper is partially visible along the outfield wall in the background on the right side of the image. 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.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names
    • Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
    • New York Giants (Baseball team)
    • National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • West Side Grounds (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Cubs-Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game (1907 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball players 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball umpires Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • 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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