Detroit Tiger Bob Jones in 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training.

Detroit Tiger George Cunningham in 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas

Detroit Tigers pitcher Eric Erickson in 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training.

Detroit Tigers Manager and HOFer Hughie Jennings in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training in 1918.

Red Faber when the Chicago White Sox trained in Waxahachie, Texas in 1921. The stadium backdrop is Jungle Park.

Late Deadball Era image of HOFer George Sisler swinging. Image by N.E.A.

Kid Gleason, manager of the Chicago White Sox, in 1921 in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training. Photograph by N.E.A.

Detroit Tiger Oscie Vitt in Spring Training in Waxahachie, Texas in 1918. This photo was likely taken by Bob Dorman of NEA.

Images of Charles M. Conlon himself are exceedingly rare. This one depicts him performing his day job as a proofreader for the New York Telegram. Note the back lists “proofreader” before it mentions “photographer.” Baseball photography was his secondary job, but primary fascination. The note…

Jim O’Neill by N.E.A. in 1920.

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 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.