Chief Bender – Hilltop Park, 1911 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Chief Bender – Hilltop Park, 1911

Oversized 14 x 17 game action shot of Bender at the Hilltop Park in New York. The Armory building, built in 1911, is evident behind the wall. This huge image would have hung at a newsstand to sell papers.

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Charles A. "Chief" Bender, Philadelphia Athletics

Photographer/AgencyAmerican Press AssociationImage Date1911Print DateOriginal print 1911Notes/Stampings on ReverseAPA printed captionLocationHilltop Park in New York CityDimensions14 x 17 in.MediumPhotograph - gelatin silver printProvenanceUnknownStatusRetained in The Chapman Deadball CollectionShare