This image is from circa 1905 and was taken by noted photographer Louis Van Oeyen. We know it is no later than 1905 because it appeared in the 1906 Lajoie Guide issued before that season.

A contact print of Rube Marshall of the Philadelphia Phillies taken in 1912 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Contact prints with Conlon’s home address stamp are rare.

Very early image of the Polo Grounds in New York circa 1901. It appears the New York Giants and taking on the Chicago Orphans, not the sign near home plate advertising the next game between New York and Chicago. Also note the sheets used to…

Interesting example of how Conlon edited his work for publication. His handwritten notations are on back and instruct the publisher on how to much the umpire closer for publication. Shown in the gallery is the resulting published work.

Contact print of Al Mattern by Charles M. Conlon. It has Conlon’s early 1910’s home address stamp on back.

Later print image of Ty Cobb sliding.

Die cut image of Mordicai Brown’s hand that was injured as a young man on the farm. This disfigurement allowed him to put a spin on the ball like no other pitcher and has a major factor in his success.

Nice image of Mordecai Brown from the collection of the Chicago Daily News circa 1909. Brown’s mangled pitching hand is clearly visible. Also of note is the phrase printed on the ballpark wall “Please do not throw bottles”, it was an interesting age!

Brown is shown here in his Chicago Federal League uniform in 1915. Brown was one of the handful of stars that joined the breakaway league. Likely a later print from the Chicago Daily News archives.

Harry Hooper early in his career, perhaps his rookie year of 1909.

McGraw kneeling along the baseline. This photo has extensive editing marks for publication. Famous image of McGraw by Charles M. Conlon.

This image comes from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. The negative is located in the Chicago History Museum and indicates the shot is of Brown at the West Side Grounds during the 1907 World Series. This print is from the original negative but…