This interesting image was shot by Schumann in Hamilton Park, Chicago in 1907. It appears to capture a baseball game taking place. Note several players in the dark uniforms with white socks and belt, and with white caps with a dark bill. This matches the road uniform of the Chicago White Sox in 1907. Could this be White Sox players putting on an exhibition? Possible, but the mystery will remain unsolved.
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…
Game action postcard with Mathewson on the mound in the Polo Grounds in New York. His distinctive pose is reminiscent of his T3 card pose. Analysis of the scoreboard establishes this was during the August 23, 1913 game against the Cincinnati Reds. The second postcard,…
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…