Baseball players George Wiltse, Merkle, and Art Fletcher, New York, sitting on the ground in front of field-level seats

SDN-055303

Title: Baseball players George Wiltse, Merkle, and Art Fletcher, New York, sitting on the ground in front of field-level seats Description: Informal full-length group portrait of baseball players George Wiltse, Merkle, and Art Fletcher of the National League's New York baseball team, sitting on the ground in front of field-level seats 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 man is partially visible sitting in the background. Spectators are sitting in the seats in the background. Date Depicted: 1909 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-055303, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 119925 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 398 Help improve this content