• Collection ID SDN-008997
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, Ben Houser, Philadelphia Athletics, standing on field holding bat] [graphic].
  • Dates 1910.
  • 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 Portrait of World Series Champions American League's Philadelphia Athletics baseball player Ben Houser holding a bat and standing on the field at West Side Grounds, which 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 of Chicago, Illinois.Spectators are visible sitting in the lower deck of the stands.
  • 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
    • Houser, Ben.
    • Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
    • West Side Grounds (Chicago, Ill.)
    • World Series baseball game (1910 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Baseball players Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Grandstands Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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