Baseball player, Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance on the field at Comiskey Park

SDN-057049

Title: Baseball player, Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance on the field at Comiskey Park Description: Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Ty Cobb of the American League's Detroit Tigers, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance 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. A billboard advertisement for The Fair department store is partially visible on the outfield wall in the background. Date Depicted: 1911 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-057049, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 121228 Max Pixels - Width: 497 Max Pixels - Height: 400 Help improve this content