 – Aerial view showing Wrigley Field at pre-game ceremony. An American flag being supported by four lines of people can be seen below the diamond. A group of people stand in rows to the left of the flag while the lower levels of the stadium are visibly full.](https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/086004D8-2E18-413F-99A3-40084938704A.jpeg "Wrigley Field LA")
 – Aerial view showing Wrigley Field at pre-game ceremony. An American flag being supported by four lines of people can be seen below the diamond. A group of people stand in rows to the left of the flag while the lower levels of the stadium are visibly full.](https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/086004D8-2E18-413F-99A3-40084938704A-300x228.jpeg)
Wrigley Field, ca.1940. A baseball diamond sits in the center of the image underneath a shadow from the stadium surrounding it. An American flag being supported by four lines of people can be seen below the diamond. A group of people stand in rows to the left of the flag while the lower levels of the stadium are visibly full. A clock tower sits behind the stadium with the time at approximately 2:40 in the afternoon. The roofs of houses can be seen in the foreground and background while cars are parked along the left and right sides of the stadium.
(ca. 1940)[^](http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll65/id/1322/rec/63)
