• Collection ID SDN-056704
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball player Bobby Messenger, Chicago White Sox, following through after throwing a baseball at Comiskey Park] [graphic].
  • Dates 1911 Oct 18.
  • 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 Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Bobby Messenger of the American League's Chicago White Sox, following through after throwing a baseball, standing in foul territory 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. A baseball player is walking on the field in the background. Text on image reads: Messenger.
  • 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 White Sox (Baseball team)
    • American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
    • Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects Baseball players Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.)
    • 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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