Detroit Baseball Club, Michigan, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Detroit Baseball Club, Michigan, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Detroit base ball club
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Detroit Baseball Club, Michigan, 1909
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Detroit in 1909 was a city of roughly 465,000 people by the 1910 census, and its fortunes were rising with the automobile trade as Ford, Packard, and other makers expanded their plants. The Detroit Tigers, the American League club that had won its first pennant in 1907, played at Bennett Park near Corktown, and their manager Hughie Jennings and star outfielder Ty Cobb drew the city's attention that summer. Cobb was chasing a batting title and led the league in stolen bases, and his aggressive style made him a favorite with local fans. For working families, baseball was among the most accessible public entertainments of the era, and a team portrait like this one showed the players who carried the city's hopes. That fall the Tigers reached the World Series, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | r.w. johnston studios |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,071 × 1,230 px · prints to 17 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Detroit base ball club |
| Reference | MI Detroit Baseball Club 1909 |
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