Collections – Page 11 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Eddie Plank, c. 1908

Eddie Plank, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Eddie Plank seen circa 1908.

Bobby Wallace, c. 1910

Bobby Wallace, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Bobby Wallace at Hilltop Park in New York circa 1910. Photo is by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate.

Ty Cobb at the Hilltop, c. 1908

Hall of Famers, Ty Cobb

This photo depicts what is believed to be Ty Cobb at the bat against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1908.

Eddie Foster, c. 1912 by William Kuenzel

Eddie Foster, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, William Kuenzel

This image of Eddie Foster of the Washington Senators was taken circa 1912 in Detroit by William Kuenzel.

Harry Hooper, c. 1909

Hall of Famers, Harry Hooper, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

A Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate photographer shot Hooper in motion circa 1909 at Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders.

Frank Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room

Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

It is very unusual to see a photograph of a locker room during the Deadball Era. This image depicts Frank “Home Run” Baker and Stuffy McInnis in the locker room, likely in Shibe Park in Philadelphia, circa 1913.

Earl Brooks in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

5 - Waxahachie ML Spring Training, Newspaper Enterprise Association

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 in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

5 - Waxahachie ML Spring Training, Newspaper Enterprise Association

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.

Bobby Veach in Waxahachie, Texas 1918

5 - Waxahachie ML Spring Training, Bobby Veach, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

These three images of Veach were captured in April 1918 at Jungle Park in Waxahachie, Texas during Spring Training.

Roger Bresnahan, 1905 image by Harry Raess

Hall of Famers, Harry Raess, New York Newspapers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Roger Bresnahan

Bresnahan at bat at the Polo Grounds in 1905. The image is by Harry Raess, who worked for George Grantham Bain and other photo services and newspapers in New York. The image was published in The New York Herald in 1905.

Sam Crawford, c. 1905-1907 snapshot

Hall of Famers, Sam Crawford

Snapshot of Sam Crawford taken at Bennett Park in Detroit circa. Note the scoreboard and clubhouse behind him. The print is mounted to a board.

Birdee Cree, 1909 by Charles Conlon

Birdie Cree, Charles M. Conlon, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Birdee Cree of the Ne York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1909. Photo by Charles M. Conlon which bears his home address stamp of 111th Street.