Brown Brothers – The Chapman Deadball Collection

The Polo Grounds NYC c. 1901

1- Photographs, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Deadball Stadiums

Very early image of the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1901. It appears the New York Giants and taking on the Chicago Orphans, not the sign near home plate advertising the next game between New York and Chicago. Also note the sheets used to…

Joe Tinker and Roger Bresnahan, 1908, E96 image

1- Photographs, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Hall of Famers, Joe Tinker, Photos for Sale, Photos used for Cards, Roger Bresnahan

Joe Tinker at the bat, and Roger Bresnahan behind the plate at the Polo Grounds in 1908. The script writing at right identifies both. One of the better in game images of Tinker. Photo by Brown Brothers. This image was used for Tinker’s E96 card.

Chief Meyers, 1911, one of the last photos ever taken of the Polo Grounds before it burned

1- Photographs, Brown Brothers, Chief Meyers, Collections

1911 photo of Chief Meyers, with John McGraw standing at left, taken at the Polo Grounds in New York in April 1911 before it burned. Meyers is wearing the 1911 Giants home uniform and the player in the background is in the Philadelphia Phillies 1911…

Frank Chance, 1914

Brown Brothers, Frank Chance, Hall of Famers

Frank Chance at the batting cage at Spring Training in Houston, Texas in 1914. Photo by Brown Brothers.

Eddie Collins, 1914

Brown Brothers, Eddie Collins, Hall of Famers

Eddie Collins in 1914 at Spring Training. Photo by Brown Brothers.

Eddie Plank, 1914

Brown Brothers, Eddie Plank, Hall of Famers

Eddie Plank in 1914 by Brown Brothers at Spring Training.

Eddie Collins, c. 1912

Brown Brothers, Eddie Collins, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Eddie Collins at Hilltop Park in New York in 1912. Photo by Brown Brothers and almost identical as a shot of Home Run Baker that is also in the collection.

Tris Speaker 1909 photo at Hilltop Park

1- Photographs, Brown Brothers, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker photo taken by Brown Brothers. The stadium backdrop, particularly the transoms at the back edge of the stadium roofing, indicate this is the Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders. Speaker is standing to the side of the batting practice cage.…

1905 New York Giants Championship Parade

1- Photographs, Brown Brothers, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

This mounted photograph was taken on Opening Day 1905 before the game between the New York Giants and Boston Beaneaters by Brown Brothers. We know the occasion as the uniforms match 1905 and the scene matches the newspaper article from the New York Times on…

1911 World Series at the Polo Grounds

1- Photographs, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Deadball Stadiums

Magnificent vista of the Polo Grounds during the 1911 World Series. The stadium had just been constructed that year. Views from Coogan’s Bluff are fairly common, views straight on from centerfield which show the bluffs above the stadium are much more uncommon. Note the spectators…

Frank “Home Run” Baker, c. 1912

1- Photographs, Brown Brothers, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers

Nice image of Baker in his follow through in the upturned collar that he really seems to have favored. Brown Brothers image with the early “108 Fulton St.” stamped that has been covered over in purple.

Eddie Collins Poised to Strike, c. 1910

1- Photographs, Brown Brothers, Eddie Collins, Hall of Famers

Eddie Collins at the bat in Shibe Park, Philadelphia by Brown Brothers photographers.