Iconic image of Spalding’s tourist at the Sphinx in Egypt in 1889. This is a print from the early 1900s.
Buck Weaver on the World Tour in London 1914. Photo by the Daily Mirror.
Tris Speaker goofs off with the White Sox World Tour mascot. This image was taken at the same time as the Thompson photo of this scene in the Collection.
RPPC taken November 9, 1913 at Washington Park in Los Angeles showcasing an exhibition game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants as they toured the West Coast prior to undertaking their around the world tour. The back notes it is Tessreau, the…
Buck Weaver holding the World Tourists mascot Daniel Callahan in Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea, London 1914. Note Weaver is wearing his chapeau which is seen in other images from that day in the Collection.
The World Tourist are seen on the field in Manilla, The Phillipines prior to their game there on December 17, 1913. The U.S. troops there had been given the day off to attend them game and many of them can be seen in the stands.…
This, and another photo in the collection, shows Red Faber in one of his earliest photos in a Major League uniform. Faber did not make his first appearance in the the Majors until the 1914 regular season for the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox…
This, and another photo in the collection, shows Red Faber in one of his earliest photos in a Major League uniform in the London game. Faber did not make his first appearance in the the Majors until the 1914 regular season for the Chicago White…
This partial image shows the Chicago White Sox tour players aligned before the game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London. Note Weaver wearing the chapeau, this proves he is the batter in two of the swinging photos, not Sam Crawford, who is shown here in a…
This fascinating image shows the preparations being made to Stamford Bridge stadium in the Chelsea area of London prior to the baseball game. As the stadium was built for soccer, not baseball, the screening was necessary to protect the spectators, foremost among them the King…
Tris Speaker is shown goofing off with the team’s mascot, Danny Callahan, prior to the World Tour game in London. Note the black long sleeve shirt under his jersey and the high collar. Now look at the swinging photo of Speaker also taken it London…
After the 1913 Major League season, and before they embarked their overseas World Tour in 1913-1914 the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox barnstormed their way across the country for a series of games. This image was taken in Blue Rapids, Kansas on October…