Object Details
thru person
Rinsland, George
Associated Name
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Chicago Cubs
maker
Tichnor Bros.
Description
Chicago’s Wrigley Field, built in 1914, was originally named “Weegham Park” after Charles Weegham, owner of the Federal League Baseball Franchise the “Chi-Feds” (later known as the “Chicago Whales”). With the club’s folding in 1915, the North Side stadium was occupied by the city’s National League Franchise, the Chicago Cubs, who remain its primary resident.
After a short period of being known as “Cubs Park” the Stadium was renamed after Cub’s owner, and chewing gum tycoon, William Wrigley Jr. in 1926. It is second only to Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) in being Major Leage Baseball's oldest stadium. It was designated a U.S. Historic Landmark in 2020.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1935-1950
ID Number
CL.310547.103D
accession number
310547
catalog number
310547.103D
Object Name
Postcard
postcard, baseball
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm
depicted
United States: Illinois, Chicago, Wrigley Field
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Baseball
Stadiums
web subject
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1064423