Christy Mathewson taken by John C. Hemment circa 1903 at the Polo Grounds. Hemment was pioneer in action photography, designing his own dual lens camera, and is known as the father of the “photo finish” at horse races. Hemment took series of action shots, these two shots of Mathewson are images 2 and 4 of sequence which is shown below. The four image sequence is from Hemment’s studio album.
Buy Now – $300 This real photo postcard was taken in 1907 in front of Snellenburg’s department store in Philadelphia when the Elk’s national convention was in town. Great Americana shot which depicts a detailed Philadelphia Inquirer Major League scoreboard that can be dated…
Buy Now – $1,500 Rube Marquard depicted in his first ever Major League game. Marquard was called up to the Giants on September 23rd 1908 after being purchased for $11K from Indianapolis that summer. He appeared in his one and only game in 1908…
Postcard from a World Series game in 1906 in the West Side Grounds between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox would prevail in the Series to claim the World Championship.