Baseball player Willis, Pittsburgh Pirates, swinging a baseball bat at West Side Grounds

SDN-055729

Title: Baseball player Willis, Pittsburgh Pirates, swinging a baseball bat at West Side Grounds Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Willis of the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates, swinging a baseball bat, standing at 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. Baseball players are standing and crouching in the background. 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-055729, 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: 120302 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 396 Help improve this content