1908 Cubs photo...

[GKreindler]

Thanks for all of the help, guys.

I absolutely love this image. For whatever reason, I've always been drawn to the seemingly mundane shots of teams just marching onto the field. They're those great images taken during the 1911 and 1912 World Series too, with the Giants, A's, and Red Sox all marching from the right field clubhouse in the Polo Grounds, with the filled stands behind them, and glorious October light in their midst. Simply awesome.

[bmarlowe1]

Your photo comes from the Chicago Daily News collection currently managed by the Chicago History Museum. It can be downloaded in medium/low res from their website. This collection is characterized by a high percentage of incorrect captions. However - the scratched on the negative writing is likely vintage and very reliable, though not perfect, in this collection.

I can tell you that Howard, Durbin, Slagle and Chance are certainly correct. If you have this in high res and would be willing to email it to me, I will see if I can confirm Brown (ear match or mis-match should be easy to determine) and try to ID the guy right of Durbin.

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