New York Giants baseball player Admiral Schlei, leaning forward to catch a baseball, standing on the field at West Side Grounds

SDN-007761

Title: New York Giants baseball player Admiral Schlei, leaning forward to catch a baseball, standing on the field at West Side Grounds Description: Informal full-length portrait of Admiral Schlei, baseball player for the National League's New York Giants, leaning forward and holding his hands in front of him to catch a baseball, standing 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. An unidentified Giants player is standing next to Schlei, and Giants players are standing in the background. Date Depicted: 1909 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 5 x 7 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-007761, 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: 110946 Max Pixels - Width: 640 Max Pixels - Height: 458 Help improve this content