A.J. Schumann postcard of a local baseball field in Chicago Heights in 1908. The only known Schumann postcard image of a baseball field that did not feature a Major League ballpark.
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A great example of a press photo used for a newspaper article. This photo was used for this article in a October 1911 newspaper just prior to his appearance in the World Series against the Giants.
1905 Asylum BBC: Standing L to R: John Degnan, Fisher Launt, Chris Genegal, Tommy Murray, W. E. Cook Manager in suit, Charlie Tierney, Jack Chesbro, Art Madison, Tuck Turner. Kneeling L to R: Pete Lamer, Chris Rhinecker, Tommy Morehead, John Lawlor. Photo by Charles A. Ketcham. Fascinating…
Jack Coombs appears in this 1911 postcard sponsored by a local Philadelphia camera store, Haworth’s, which specialized in Kodaks and also produced real photo postcards for customers as explained on the below advertising sample. The only other known card from this set, Jack Lapp, is…