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 oriole window on the ticket booth. Also note the statues on top of the ticket booth.
For a look at all of the Schumann Chicago stadium postcards see here: <<Schumann Chicago stadiums>>
This image was shot by a fan on October 10th at the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park. It depicts the crucial moment of game 3, with the Giants’ Rube Marquard facing Boston’s Larry Gardner in the bottom of the ninth. The postcard states it…
Rube Waddel, a lefty, is on the mound pitching at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on June 26, 1909. As referenced on the back, he and the St. Louis Browns faced the Detroit Tigers. Waddell lost the game, 6-2 to the Tigers. This is a…
The postcard is annotated on the front that it was taken during the August 3, 1911 baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. It has an unposted back with period CYKO postcard markings. The Red Sox did indeed beat the Tigers…