• Collection ID SDN-009806
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Baseball, City Series, at Comiskey Park, Jimmy Sheckard of the Chicago Cubs preparing to bat, Billy Sullivan catching and umpire T. H. Connolly behind home plate] [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 Informal full-length group portrait of baseball catcher Billy Sullivan, of the American League's Chicago White Sox, holding his hands in front of him, standing behind home plate on the field at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during a 1912 City Series between the White Sox and the National League's Chicago Cubs. Cubs player Jimmy Sheckard is standing at home plate, holding two baseball bats over his shoulder, and umpire T. H. Connolly is standing behind Sullivan. 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
    • Sullivan.
    • Sheckard.
    • Connolly.
    • 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
    • Baseball umpires 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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