1911 baseball game at Bennett Park
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Description
View from stands behind second base of game being played at Bennett Park. Spectators standing on edge of field as well. Ads for Kaiser-Blair Co., P.J. Schmidt, and Turkey Red cigarettes. Buildings visible beyond park. Printed on photograph front: "Athletics vs. Tigers, May 21, 1911, Bennett Park, Detroit, Mich., Copr. Tripp and McCurdy." Handwritten on photograph back: "Bennett. Navin. On site of present Tiger Stadium. Named for Charlie Bennett, early player who lost a leg in 1894. #13."
Details
- Resource ID:
- hr000084
- Subject:
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
- Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
- Baseball fields--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Publisher:
- Tripp and McCurdy
- Date:
- 1911-05-21
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 13.75 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Photographs-Oversize
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.