Baseball player in Chicago uniform holding a bat – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Baseball player in Chicago uniform holding a bat, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Baseball player in Chicago uniform holding a bat
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Few details survive beyond the title, which places a ballplayer in a Chicago uniform with a bat in hand, but the pose itself reflects how early baseball photographs were made. Studio portraits of players from the late 1800s and early 1900s often showed them posed stiffly with a bat, a convention that let photographers and teams present athletes as respectable professionals. Chicago clubs were among the most widely followed in the country, so a uniform from that city would have carried strong local identity for fans. Look closely at the flannel jersey and lettering, which can help date the image and show how team dress changed over time.
| Original scan | 3,279 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-209207 |
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