This postcard depicts players from the Ennis, Texas Minor League team during the 1916 season. The Ennis Tigers played in the Central Texas League a Class D minor league.
The City Hall building, behind the firetruck, was newly constructed in 1915. W.D. Farris, for whom the firetruck was named, was a prominent local citizen.
Double fold postcard depicting the inaugural game at Forbes Field on June 30, 1909. According to the boxscore for the game, Hall of Famer pitcher Vic Willis is on the mound and bow legged Hall of Famer Honus Wagner is at short. We can see…
A.J. Schumann, a Chicago photographer issued a eight real photo postcard set of Chicago baseball stadiums in 1908. This shot shows the ornate main entrance in 1908, the first year the Cubs were formally known as the “Cubs”. Note the cub figures holding up the…
A.J. Schumann postcard of a local baseball field in Chicago Heights in 1908. The only known Schumann postcard image of a baseball field that did not feature a Major League ballpark. For a look at all the images in the Schumann Chicago stadiums “set” see…