National League Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1904 – 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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Step back in time with National League Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1904, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: National League Park, Chicago, July 23 thd, 1904
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National League Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1904
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National League Park, the West Side grounds where the Chicago Cubs played in 1904, stood near Wood and Polk streets, in a neighborhood of workers' cottages, factories, and rail lines. Chicago that year was one of the country's great rail and industrial centers, with its stockyards and meatpacking plants drawing immigrant laborers from across Europe, and the city had passed 1.7 million residents at the 1900 census. Ballgames drew crowds of men who rode streetcars west after their shifts, and the park was a common Saturday destination for families and neighborhood clubs. Chicagoans were still grieving the Iroquois theater fire of December 1903, which killed hundreds, and the city's civic life was marked by debates over streetcar franchises and public health. The park was a familiar landmark to residents on the West Side.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 1,063 px · prints to 9 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | National League Park, Chicago, July 23 thd, 1904 |
| Reference | IL National League Park, Chicago, 1904 |
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