A.J. Schumann postcard of the South Side park in Chicago infield view in 1908. The Chicago White Sox abandoned this wooden stadium in 1910 for the new concrete and steel Comiskey Park that would serve them for most of the 20th century.
The rest of the Schumann Chicago stadiums “set” can be seen here: <<Schumann Chicago stadiums>>
Rare 1910 H.C. Hubel real photo postcard depicting Ralph Works. Hubel was a Michigan photographer who produced wonderful RPPCs in which he would transpose images onto a different background, such as this giant player towering over buildings and people. One of the earliest versions of…
This real photo postcard depicts Jack Chesbro in his New York Highlanders uniform at the September 29, 1905 game between the Middletown Asylum reunion team and the Cuban X Giants which took place on the grounds of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital in Middletown, New…
The White Sox trained in Mineral Wells, Texas in 1911. The locals promised them each a burro if they won the World Series. Here a White Sox player is trying out the potential prize.