Baseball team, White Sox, drilling in army uniforms, holding rifles and marching with spectators and American flags visible in background - Chicago Daily News, Inc.

SDN-061130

Title: Baseball team, White Sox, drilling in army uniforms, holding rifles and marching with spectators and American flags visible in background Description: Portrait of American League's Chicago White Sox baseball players drilling in Army uniforms 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); South Wentworth Avenue, in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. A drill instructor is standing on the field in front of them as they march with rifles over their shoulders. The scoreboard, adorned with patriotic symbols and American flags, and spectators sitting in the left field bleachers are visible in the background. This is a view from in front of the players, as they march toward the camera. Date Depicted: 1917 April 19 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-061130, 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: 113720 Max Pixels - Width: 490 Max Pixels - Height: 400 Help improve this content