• Collection ID SDN-005881
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, Cubs v. Giants, pitcher on the mound, leaning forward to field, light exposure] [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 a pitcher leaning forward to field a baseball, standing on the pitcher's mound on the field at West Side Grounds in Chicago, Illinois, light exposure, during a baseball game between the National League's Chicago Cubs and New York Giants in June, 1907, viewed from the grandstands along the first baseline. A baseball player is running to first base from home plate, and another baseball player is running from third base to home plate. Crowds are standing in foul territory in the foreground and 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
    • Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
    • New York Giants (Baseball team)
    • National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • West Side Grounds (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Cubs-New York Giants baseball game (1907 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball players 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Baseball fans Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Sports spectators 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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