Unidentified batter running from home plate to first base during a baseball game at West Side Grounds

SDN-005689

Title: Unidentified batter running from home plate to first base during a baseball game at West Side Grounds Description: Elevated view of an unidentified batter running from home plate to first base during a baseball game 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. Baseball players, of the National League's Chicago Cubs, are playing defense and standing in position on the field. An umpire is standing behind home plate. A billboard advertisement for the Chicago Tribune newspaper is visible beyond the outfield bleachers in the background. Text on image reads: Baseball Stories by Dryden and Sy in the Tribune This Year. Buildings are visible beyond the outfield wall in the background. Date Depicted: 1907 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-005689, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 109028 Max Pixels - Width: 634 Max Pixels - Height: 457 Help improve this content