Early action shot of Boston’s Harry Lord at third base at the Huntington Grounds by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate.
Mike Sullivan image taken by James Burton at the Polo Grounds in New York. This image was used in a 1897 Colliers collage. The photo has been removed from the mount and has a fascinating photographer’s stamp on back. This mount is the one seen…
Sequence series from innovative photographer, John C. Hemment who was the father of the “photo finish”. These were taken circa 1903 at the Polo Grounds.
This image is of Joe Harris of the Boston Americans circa 1905. Harris had a lifetime record of 3-30, making his one of the worst won/loss percentages for a career in Major League history. The photo is by Louis Van Oeyen and likely bears his…
HOF pitcher “Hippo” Vaughn is shown delivering a pitch. The image was by The New York Herald, but found its way into the archive of the Chicago Daily News.
Gravvy Cravath as photographed by Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell at Chicago’s West Side Grounds circa 1912. This image was used for his Cracker Jack and M101-4 cards.
Sharp and clear contact print by Underwood & Underwood of the Chicago Cubs team in 1912. The team is in their road uniform and jackets and are posed by the duguot at the Polo Grounds in New York. “Three Finger” Mordecai Brown is the third…
This image depicts Heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan meeting the Boston American’s team captain, Jimmy Collins by the dugout at Huntington Grounds in Boston during the 1904 season. We can identify the year by the cap Collins is wearing. There is a better know…
Portrait of Sam Crawford circa 1917 by the American Press Association.
Image of Tris Speaker at Fenway Park circa 1912. What is interesting about this image, and unusual for the period, is that portions of it have been hand colorized.
Snapshot from Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the early 1910s. Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper and Tris Speaker are show.
Mounted image of Red Ames circa 1904 and likely taken at Spring Training in Savannah, Georgia.