Tris Speaker photo circa 1909 based on the uniform. One of Speaker’s finest on field images, this pose is just a tick off of his T3 image. The shot shows Speaker in his road uniform and was taken in Detroit’s Bennett Park as evidenced by the clapboard fencing and row of openings at the roofline. The “Filed before June 1919” stamp on back means it was owned by the The Detroit News, which makes sense as the image was shot there.
Frank Chance at the batting cage at Spring Training in Houston, Texas in 1914. Photo by Brown Brothers.
Nice image of Baker in his follow through in the upturned collar that he really seems to have favored. Brown Brothers image with the early “108 Fulton St.” stamped that has been covered over in purple.
Chief Bender just before game 5 of the 1911 World Series at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Bender won the game and the A’s went on to defeat the New York Giants in the series to claim the World Championship. Graig Kreindler, the noted artist, used…