[Boxer, James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory]

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  • Collection ID SDN-054928
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Boxer, James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory] [graphic].
  • Dates 1909.
  • 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 pugilist James J. Jeffries holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance in foul territory in front of grandstands on the field at South Side Park, located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified baseball player of the American League's Chicago White Sox baseball team, is crouching in a catching posture behind Jeffries. Two unidentified men and two White Sox players are standing in the background. Groups of men are standing farther in the background. Text on a sign on the grandstand wall reads: Please! Do Not Throw Bottles.
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  • Names
    • Jeffries, James J.
    • South Side Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects Boxers (Sports) 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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