Baseball player, Lafitte, Detroit Tigers, following through after throwing a baseball, standing on the field at Comiskey Park

SDN-057040

Title: Baseball player, Lafitte, Detroit Tigers, following through after throwing a baseball, standing on the field at Comiskey Park Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Lafitte of the American League's Detroit Tigers, following through after throwing a baseball, standing on the field at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street, South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. Detroit players are standing in the background. A billboard advertisement for The Fair department store is visible on the outfield wall in the background. Text on image reads: Lafite. Date Depicted: 1911 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-057040, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 121221 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 400 Help improve this content