This 1905 image of Christy Mathewson was taken by Louis Van Oeyen. This print was used to produce the 1906 Lajoie Baseball Guide. You can still see the white back white residue in the lower right corner where the oval image shown below was pasted over it to produce the guide. We also know it is a 1905 image based on the “.” after the “N” on Matty’s jersey.
Art Nichols c. 1902 cabinet photo by Carl Horner. Nichols was with St. Louis from 1901 to 1903 and the back of our photo has a 1902 date taken handwritten note. The Horner mount lists his 11 Winter St. address which he used in the…
One of the best images of Young from late in his career. This image is from 1908 based on the jersey, note the “Boston” printed on the red sock on Young’s jersey along with the crisscross lace enclosure. The back tells us this image came…
A.J. Schumann postcard of Chicago’s South Side Park’s outfield in 1908. This was the home of the Chicago White Sox who defeated their crosstown rivals the Cubs to win the 1906 World Series. For a look at the entire Schumann Chicago stadiums “set”: <<Schumann Chicago…