This photo depicts from left to right: Harry Heilmann (HOF), George Burns (1926 AL MVP), Ty Cobb (HOF), Bobby Veach and Sam Crawford (HOF) posing in the infield of Jungle Park in Waxahachie, Texas. This photo was likely taken the same day as the individual photo of Cobb which is also in the collection.
This photo is remarkable given that it showcases three Hall of Famers and a future MVP posed against the backdrop of the Jungle Park grandstand.
A.J. Schumann postcard of the West Side Grounds in 1908 with a view from centerfield. It is interesting to contrast the full stadium with the similar postcard of an empty stadium. The note on back was written after the Cubs and Mordecai Brown defeated the…
Charles Conlon began baseball photography in 1904 and this was one of his first images, it is of future Hall of Famer Jack Chesbro with the New York Highlanders. He won 41 games that year. Chesbro images are incredibly rare.
Nice sepia toned portrait image of Bender. Photo by the American Press Association. Two copies of the photo are shown, it is interested to see the slight differences in tone and contrast.