Baseball player Bliss, St. Louis Cardinals, cocking his arm to throw a baseball at West Side Grounds

SDN-056557

Title: Baseball player Bliss, St. Louis Cardinals, cocking his arm to throw a baseball at West Side Grounds Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Bliss of the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, cocking his arm to throw a baseball, standing in front of grandstands 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. A St. Louis player is standing in the background, and spectators are standing and sitting in the grandstands. A building is visible beyond the grandstands. Date Depicted: 1911 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-056557, 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: 120989 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 405 Help improve this content