Baseball player, O'Mara, Brooklyn Dodgers, standing in profile behind a batting practice backstop at Weeghman Field

SDN-061459

Title: Baseball player, O'Mara, Brooklyn Dodgers, standing in profile behind a batting practice backstop at Weeghman Field Description: Informal three-quarter length portrait of baseball player O'Mara, of the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers, standing in profile behind a batting practice backstop on the field at Weeghman Field (later renamed Wrigley Field), located at 1060 West Addison Street and bounded by West Waveland Avenue, North Seminary Avenue, North Clark Street, and North Sheffield Avenue in the Lake View community area of Chicago, Illinois. An American flag patch is visible on O'Mara's uniform. An unidentified baseball player is standing behind the backstop in the background. Date Depicted: 1918 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-061459, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 113973 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 401 Help improve this content