Spooner & Wells – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Hippo Vaughn circa 1908 rookie

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Rookie era photo of Hippo Vaughn taken by Spooner & Wells, likely during Spring Training.

1909 Ty Cobb in his Chalmers on the NY-Atlanta Good Roads Tour

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In 1909 there was a New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour in which a Chalmers vehicle was driven the distance. One of the celebrity drivers was Ty Cobb himself, who was a Chalmers enthusiast. Here we see Cobb in the driver’s seat. The photo…

Willie Keeler, c. 1906 in Spring Training

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Circa 1906 photo of Willie Keeler in Spring Training by Spooner and Wells. Note Keeler’s truncated swing which allowed him to place the ball wherever he desired, “hit ’em where they ain’t:.