Collections – Page 20 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Christy Mathewson pair of photos c. 1903 by John C. Hemment

1900-1905 Images, Christy Mathewson, Collections, Hall of Famers, John C. Hemment, New York Giants, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

Christy Mathewson taken by John C. Hemment circa 1903 at the Polo Grounds. Hemment was pioneer in action photography, designing his own dual lens camera, and is known as the father of the “photo finish” at horse races. Hemment took series of action shots, these…

Walter Johnson in 1913 during Walter Johnson Day

1911-1915 Images, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Players, Teams, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

Photo of Walter Johnson taken on August 2, 1913 at Walter Johnson Day in Washington D.C.. President Woodrow Wilson was in attendance according to the New York Times and Johnson was presented with a silver loving cup filled with $500 worth of ten dollar bills.

Tris Speaker 1909 photo at Hilltop Park

1906-1910 Images, Boston Red Sox, Brown Brothers, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker photo taken by Brown Brothers. The stadium backdrop, particularly the transoms at the back edge of the stadium roofing, indicate this is the Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders. Speaker is standing to the side of the batting practice cage.…

Dummy Taylor pair of 1904 photos

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Dummy Taylor, New York Giants, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

Dummy Taylor pair of photos, the larger of which is stamped by Paul Thompson with his earliest stamp. The photos were taken in the Polo Grounds in New York. Based on the stamp and the uniform this dates the photo to 1904 and is one…

1905 New York Giants Championship Parade

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Giants, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Teams

This mounted photograph was taken on Opening Day 1905 before the game between the New York Giants and Boston Beaneaters by Brown Brothers. We know the occasion as the uniforms match 1905 and the scene matches the newspaper article from the New York Times on…

Willie Keeler in 1903, E97 Card Image

1900-1905 Images, Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams, The Pictorial News Co., Willie Keeler

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…

1914 Red Faber photo

Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs, Red Faber

This Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate photo depicts Hall of Famer Red Faber during his rookie season of 1914. We know it is 1914 because of Faber’s striped cap and lack of white piping on his sleeves which was introduced in 1915. test

Circa 1907 Bobby Wallace RPPC

Bobby Wallace, Collections, Hall of Famers, Players, Real Photo Postcards, St. Louis Browns, Teams

This vignette postcard of Hall of Famer Bobby Wallace is postmarked 1909, but depicts Wallace wearing a 1907 St. Louis Browns uniform. This postcard is similar to the 1909 Pittsburg Pirates vignette postcard series, however no other postcards of Browns of this type are known.

Tris Speaker in London with World Tour 1914

1911-1915 Images, 1913-1914 World Tour, Chicago White Sox, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Players, Teams, Tris Speaker, World Tour

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.

1910 Philadelphia A’s composite RPPC

Chief Bender, Collections, Eddie Collins, Eddie Plank, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Haworth Kodak Philadelphia A's, Philadelphia Athletics, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Real Photo Postcards, Team Photos, Teams

Rarely seen real photo composite postcard of the World Champion A’s, likely issued during the 1911 World Series. The October 28, 1911 postmark is only two days after the A’s completed their victorious series against the New York Giants. “Champion Athletics” could refer to the…

Vic Willis, Paul Thompson photo c.1908

Collections, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs, Vic Willis

Rare image of HOF pitcher Vic Willis by Paul Thompson. Willis is shown warming up near home plate at the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1908, which is based on his uniform and his years with Pittsburg (1906-1909). The stamp by Thompson on back…

Chief Bender, Cracker Jack pose circa 1910 by Frances P. Burke

1906-1910 Images, Chief Bender, Collections, Francis P. Burke, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams

This pose was used for the 1914/1915 Cracker Jack sets. A beautiful shot of Bender, forever immortalized on a cardboard slab. The photo was taken by Frances P. Burke of Burke & Atwell. We know this because of a 1910 A’s postcard attributed to Burke…