Catcher Clarke, Cincinnati, crouching in a ready position behind home plate at West Side Grounds

SDN-055379

Title: Catcher Clarke, Cincinnati, crouching in a ready position behind home plate at West Side Grounds Description: Informal full-length portrait of catcher Clarke of the National League's Cincinnati baseball team, crouching in a ready position behind home plate 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 Cincinnati batter holding a baseball bat is standing in a batting stance at home plate in the foreground. Cincinnati players are standing 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-055379, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 119998 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 402 Help improve this content