• Collection ID SDN-009805
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, City Series, Cubs player at bat while teammates watch from foul zone at Comiskey Park] [graphic].
  • Dates 1912.
  • 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 an unidentified baseball player, of the National League's Chicago Cubs, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance at home plate on the field at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during a 1912 City Series between the Cubs and the American League's Chicago White Sox. An unidentified White Sox catcher is crouching behind home plate, and Cubs players are standing in the foreground, holding baseball bats. Comiskey Park 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.
  • 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
    • Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
    • Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
    • Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • Baseball City Series (1912 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Batting (Baseball) 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Baseball players Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Grandstands Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage 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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