A.J. Schumann postcard showcasing the exterior of Chicago’s West Side Grounds in 1908. The lettering at the top of the stadium read “Chicago National League Baseball Club”. This lettering would be transferred to Wrigley Field when it was built a few years later. Note the automobiles and horse drawn carriages awaiting their passengers departure from the stadium.
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Haworth’s, which produced the Jack Lapp and Jack Coombs RPPCs in the Collection in 1911, was a photography store in Philadelphia. This was likely their first foray into baseball postcards. This ad appeared in the August 8, 1909 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Clearly this…
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…
After the 1913 Major League season, and before they embarked their overseas World Tour in 1913-1914 the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox barnstormed their way across the country for a series of games. This image depicts the White Sox bench just prior to…