Great George Grantham Bain photo of the 1908 Opening Day teams, The New York Highlanders and Philadelphia Athletics, sitting against the outfield wall. Hall of Famers Chief Bender, Jack Chesbro and Willie Keeler can be picked out from the crowd.
This photo is one of three in the Collection depicted this game.
Mounted cabinet photos during the second half of the Deadball Era are uncommon. This image of Jim Bagby of the Cincinnati Reds in 1912 was taken by F. Boellinger.
Lou Gehrig’s 1928 Exhibit postcard pose. This image of Gehrig has been trimmed to remove most of the background for publication. Gehrig card pose photographs are very scarce.
This, and another photo in the collection, shows Red Faber in one of his earliest photos in a Major League uniform in the London game. Faber did not make his first appearance in the the Majors until the 1914 regular season for the Chicago White…