Cubs historical sleuthing: 1950s spring training edition

I came across the photo above on Twitter:

Scottsdale, AZ, March 1956 - With Camelback Mountain looming in the distance, the Baltimore Oriole and Chicago Cub square off in spring training game at newly built 3,000-seat Scottsdale Stadium. Cub players in bullpen area are Bob Anderson on the left and Dick Drott on right pic.twitter.com/MdmOcOacGM

— Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) February 18, 2021

Neither the tweet nor the version of the photo I posted at the top of this post give you the full view of that long-ago Arizona afternoon, so here’s the full version of the photo:

Now THAT is a true time capsule.