Baseball player, Tillie Shafer, New York Giants infielder 1912 Photo SUMMARY Portrait of National League's New York Giants baseball player Arthur Shafer swinging a bat at home plate during game against Cubs on the field at West Side Grounds, which was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. A Giants catcher is standing behind Shafer. Spectators sitting in the grandstands are visible in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. SDN-009794, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. |