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Chief Bender – Pinkerton mystery photo, c. 1910

Chief Bender in his Pinkerton T5 and scorecard image. The original photo is by Charles Conlon as seen in the Collection. Pinkerton, a tobacco company, issued the T5 cabinet cards with an actual photo print and also smaller postcard sized lithographic scorecard back and plan back issues. The know this is a second generation print as we can see the woodgrain tabletop the original photo is resting on at the bottom of the image.

Ours is an actual photograph and is slightly larger than the lithographed scorecard back cards. Here are the T5, our mystery photo card and a blank back postcard.

Pinkerton T5, subject photo, blank back postcard
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Charles A. "Chief" Bender, Philadelphia Athletics
Photographer/AgencyCharles M. Conlon / PinkertonImage Datec. 1910Print DateCopy print c. 1910Notes/Stampings on ReverseNoneLocationUndeterminedCard/Publication UsePinkerton scorecardsLocationHilltop Park in New York CityDimensions3.625 x 6 in.MediumPhotograph - gelatin silver printProvenanceUnknownStatusRetained in The Chapman Deadball CollectionShare