Baseball player Konetchy, Cardinals, standing a batting on the field at West Side Grounds

SDN-057595

Title: Baseball player Konetchy, Cardinals, standing a batting on the field at West Side Grounds Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Konetchy of the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, holding a baseball bat, standing a batting stance in front of grandstands on the field at West Side Grounds, 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. A sign prohibiting betting is partially visible on the grandstand wall. A billboard advertisement for the Chicago Tribune newspaper is partially visible on the outfield wall in the background. Date Depicted: 1912 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-057595, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum CHM Catalog ID: 121494 Max Pixels - Width: 5964 Max Pixels - Height: 4771 Help improve this content