Portfolio – Page 17 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Frank Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room

1911-1915 Images, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Stuffy McInnis, Teams

It is very unusual to see a photograph of a locker room during the Deadball Era. This image depicts Frank “Home Run” Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room, likely in Shibe Park in Philadelphia, circa 1913.

Earl Brooks in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

Newspaper Enterprise Association, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Earl Brooks was a pitching prospect for the Detroit Tigers at Spring Training in Waxahachie, Texas in 1918. Photo by N.E.A.

Doty Blades in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

Newspaper Enterprise Association, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Doty Blades was a Detroit hopeful as a pitcher in Spring Training in Waxahachie, Texas in 1918. Photo by N.E.A. The second image is just a tick in time away.

Bobby Veach in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

Bobby Veach, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

These three images of Veach were captured in April 1918 at Jungle Park in Waxahachie, Texas during Spring Training.

Roger Bresnahan, 1905 image by Harry Raess

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, Harry Raess, New York Giants, New York Newspapers, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Roger Bresnahan, Teams

Bresnahan at bat at the Polo Grounds in 1905. The image is by Harry Raess, who worked for George Grantham Bain and other photo services and newspapers in New York. The image was published in The New York Herald in 1905.

Sam Crawford, c. 1905-1907 snapshot

1900-1905 Images, Collections, Detroit Tigers, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Players, Sam Crawford, Teams

Snapshot of Sam Crawford taken at Bennett Park in Detroit circa. Note the scoreboard and clubhouse behind him. The print is mounted to a board.

Birdee Cree, 1909 by Charles Conlon

Birdie Cree, Charles M. Conlon, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Birdee Cree of the Ne York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1909. Photo by Charles M. Conlon which bears his home address stamp of 111th Street.

1903 New York Giants by Benjamin Falk

Benjamin J. Falk

The 1903 New York Giants posed in the studio of Benjamin Falk who kept his studio on the top floor solarium of the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Below is an image of his studio with the stairs the Giants were posed on.

Chief Bender at the 1911 World Series

1911-1915 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players, Teams, World Series Images

Bender is seen here taking batting practice at the newly constructed Polo Grounds in New York during the 1911 World Series.

Milo Netzel, 1909 by Francis Burke

Francis P. Burke, Milo Netzel

Metzel played in 10 games for the Cleveland Naps in 1909, his cup of coffee in the big leagues. He is seen here at Chicago’s South Side Park as captured by Francis P. Burke.

1900 snapshots of West Side Grounds in Chicago

Deadball Stadiums, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

The West Side Grounds as seen in c. 1900 in two snapshots. It is the only images of the two clubhouses in centerfield. By 1901 the two clubhouses were covered over by an elevated railway that connected left field to right field for the fans.…

Chief Meyers, 1911 Louis Van Oeyen photo

Chief Meyers, Louis Van Oeyen, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Chief Meyers as captured by Louis Van Oeyen in 1911. The photo was Van Oeyn’s 1911 dated stamp, his handwriting noting he took it on September 19, 1911. It was taken at Forbes Field in Pittsburg. It also has Van Oeyen’s blind embossed stamp. It…