Baseball player Ed Sweeney, New York, standing in front of a dugout on the field at South Side Park

SDN-055653

Title: Baseball player Ed Sweeney, New York, standing in front of a dugout on the field at South Side Park Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Ed Sweeney of the American League's New York baseball team, following through after throwing a baseball, standing in front of a dugout on the field at South Side Park, located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified New York player is standing in the background, holding out his hands to catch a baseball, and another New York player is lying on a bench in the dugout. Two boys are standing behind a low gate next to the dugout. One of the boys appears to be African American. Text on a sign above the dugout reads, in part: Please! Date Depicted: 1909 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-055653, 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 Catalog Record ID: 120235 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 399 Help improve this content