World Series Bennett Park, Michigan, 1909 – Vintage 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of World Series Bennett Park, Michigan, 1909. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [World's series base ball game at Bennett Park, Oct. 11, 1909]
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World Series Bennett Park, Michigan, 1909
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In October 1909, Detroit hosted part of the World Series at Bennett Park, the Tigers' wooden ballpark near Michigan and Trumbull avenues on the city's west side. The Pittsburgh Pirates faced the Tigers, and the matchup drew fans from across Michigan who had followed Ty Cobb's batting race and the Tigers' pennant. Detroit was then a fast-growing manufacturing city, where automobile makers, stove and tool shops, and rail yards drew workers and their families, and a World Series crowd filled the park with many of them. The series ended with Pittsburgh winning in seven games, and Honus Wagner's Pirates became the champions that fall. For Detroiters, the crowd at Bennett Park marked a proud moment in a city whose fortunes were rising with industry.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | peninsular engraving co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,131 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [World's series base ball game at Bennett Park, Oct. 11, 1909] |
| Reference | MI World Series Bennett Park 1909 |
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