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Cubs historical sleuthing: Mark Grace edition

This photo was sent to me by Michael McNerney, a BCB reader and lifelong Cubs fan who also has promised to send me a set of photos taken by his great-grandmother in the 1930s. When I get that, I’ll sleuth them and run the entire set.

But this relatively recent photo has some excellent sleuthing elements. First, here’s a larger version of the photo:

The first thing you’ll notice is the winter hat in the foreground. It’s cold. Then you see bunting on the wall at the right, so this has to be Opening Day.