Christy Mathewson as snapped by Louis Van Oeyen in 1911. Van Oeyen’s stamps can be seen on the reverse of the photo by shining a bright light through the back of the mount. One is his oval one and the other is a two line stamp starting with “This photo…”
Tris Speaker at the bat during the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park in Boston. We can tell the catcher is a New York Giants by the stripes of his socks and the “NY” logo on his sleeve.
Huge 14 x 17 oversize photo of an intense Baker. These were hung at newsstands to sell newspapers, thus the oversize type on back to enable it to be read at a distance. The largest Type 1 Deadball Era photograph we have ever seen.
Home Run Baker scores a run during the 1913 World Series. The A’s hunchback mascot and good luck charm, Louis Van Zelst, is there to congratulate him.