Detroit Newspapers – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Eddie Collins, c. 1910

Detroit Newspapers, Eddie Collins, Hall of Famers

Intense photo of Collins circa 1910. From the Detroit News files.

Charles “Boss” Schmidt, c. 1906

Charles "Boss" Schmidt, Detroit Newspapers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

This image of Charles “Boss” Schmidt was snapped by a photographer from The Detroit News circa 1906.

Billy Sullivan and Boss Schmidt at Bennett Park in Detroit c. 1910

Billy Sullivan, Charles "Boss" Schmidt, Detroit Newspapers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Billy Sullivan and Boss Schmidt, catchers for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers respectively, relax along the outfield wall at Benett Park in Detroit circa 1910. This image was captured by a photographer from The Detroit News. It perfectly captures the essence of the…

Tris Speaker – Near T3 Pose, c. 1909

1- Photographs, Detroit Newspapers, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker photo circa 1909 based on the uniform. One of Speaker’s finest on field images, this pose is just a tick off of his T3 image. The shot shows Speaker in his road uniform and was taken in Detroit’s Bennett Park as evidenced by…