• Collection ID SDN-061536
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball player, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, holding a baseball bat at Comiskey Park] [graphic].
  • Dates 1918.
  • 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 Portrait of baseball player Babe Ruth, of the American League's Boston Red Sox, holding a baseball bat, standing on the field at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street, South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois.
  • 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
    • Ruth, George Herman
    • Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
    • American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball players Massachusetts Boston 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Batting (Baseball) 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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