These two prints of Rube Manning are part of a motion sequence by Pictorial News Co. in 1907. We see him at the top of his windup on tiptoes and during his follow through. We know the image is 1907 based on the uniform. Note…
Shot of Jake Stahl from 1908, the only year he played for the New York Highlanders. The image is by the Pictorial News as we know by the red stamp that is barely bleeding through at the upper left. This can be seen in an…
Iconic image of Rube Waddell in 1906 taken by The Pictorial News Co. Waddell is depicted in Philadelphia’s Columbia Park as we can determine from the backdrop. We know it at least 1906 as this exact print was used to create the supplement used in…
c. 1903 Pictorial News Co. print of Wee Willie Keeler leaping for a high one. Likely take at the same time as the other 1903 Pictorial News image of Keeler which is in the Collection. This image was used for the front cover of the…
John McGraw image by The Pictorial News Co. in 1903. Used in McGraw’s Science of Baseball books in the mid 1900s.
Iconic image of Willie Keeler snapped by the Pictorial News in Spring Training in Atlanta in 1903. The Highlanders/Yankees franchise was created in mid-March 1903 and accepted into the American League. This image was taken a couple of weeks later and is likely one of…
A circa 1904 photo of Jack “Red” Kleinow. It was used for a 1906 Police Gazette supplement, and it is noted as such on back. We know it is likely 1904 based on the uniform. The striped socks and white cap with black horizontal lines…
This photo shows Joe McGinnity in circa 1907. It was taken by The Pictorial News Co. and is believed to have been published in a 1907 copy of the Police Gazette.
Rube Marquard depicted in his first ever Major League game. Marquard was called up to the Giants on September 23rd 1908 after being purchased for $11K from Indianapolis that summer. He appeared in his one and only game in 1908 on September 25th. Bull Durham…
Hughie Jennings in Bennett Park circa 1907, the first year he managed the Detroit Tigers and Ty Cobb. He guided them to the World Series in 1907 and 1908. This image was used on the cover of the June 6, 1914 Police Gazette.
Bender portrait that is just a tick off from his Cracker Jack card pose.