Edd Roush as a member of the local town team, the Oakland City Walkovers, circa 1909. This image was featured in Lawrence Ritter’s profile of Roush in his classic Deadball book The Glory of Their Times. This image perfectly captures the essence of the Era. While early local baseball real photo postcards are common, those featuring a future Hall of Famer prior to his the big leagues are almost non-existent.

This image was used by Lawrence Ritter is his definitive book on the Deadball Era, The Glory of Their Times. It was also used for the cover of this book.