Polo Grounds Size:20" x 25" pulled by horse

pulled by horse

who would later be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography in 2009 for his coverage of Barack Obama's historic campaign for the presidency

the Lower East Side has been transformed

have landed on the strategic little Iwo Island

" shown here at the Ford Pavilion in Flushing Meadows

Polo Grounds Size:20" x 25" pulled by horseThe original Polo Grounds stadium in 1890, one year after it was built at 155th and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. Located off the Harlem River, the ballpark was home for the New York Giants until they moved to San Francisco in 1957. It originally held 16,000 fans and had space behind center field for fans to watch games with their horses and carriages. The "dead ball" during this era didn't travel far, so it was common for spectators to gather in a