[Bill Veeck, Sr., facing a postal worker who is carrying sacks full of ticket orders for the 1929 World Series]

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  • Collection ID SDN-069306
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Bill Veeck, Sr., facing a postal worker who is carrying sacks full of ticket orders for the 1929 World Series] [graphic].
  • Dates 1929.
  • 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 Full-length group portrait of Bill Veeck, Sr., president of the National League's Chicago Cubs, holding his hands out in front of him, facing a postal worker who is carrying sacks full of ticket orders for the 1929 World Series, in which the Cubs played the American League's Philadelphia Athletics. An unidentified man is standing in the background, and he appears to be holding a revolver. The men are standing in a room in Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Names Veeck, William L., d. 1933 Portraits.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1920-1929.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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