Is He Going Or Coming? To the Ball Park He wends his way – Antique Wall Art
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This rare historic image captures Is He Going Or Coming? To the Ball Park He wends his way in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Is He Going Or Coming? To the Ball Park He wends his way
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The title poses a riddle the picture never fully settles: a man is headed to the ball park, yet the question of whether he is going or coming is the joke. Comic scenes like this were popular in the early twentieth century, when railroads and interurban lines carried crowds to baseball games in growing cities, and a trip to the game was often a small outing in itself. Humor about travel like this shows how central the train had become to ordinary leisure. Look closely at the figure and the route to see how the artist played with direction and expectation.
| Created / published | c. 1904 |
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| Notes | To see the Game on "Bloomer Day." W.P. Needham, manager. c. 1904 |
| Original scan | 4,209 × 5,177 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 26 |
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