Bender warms up. Note the photographer with the camera on his knee photographing Bender. This pose was used on the Baseball Bats card.
This photo show a dapper young Bender in a cabinet photo from a Carlisle, PA studio. Bender attended college there and this photo may well be earlier than 1904. There is also a possibility that the signature on back is an early Bender signature.
Artistic hand study of Frank Baker’s hands. Note the grip and the fine heathering in the flannel jersey.
This photo is a near twin to the other Baker batting photo with the same players in the background. This one was taken by noted photographer Paul Thompson.
Baker is shown in the famous sweater that the Philadelphia Athletics wore during their championship run in 1910-1911.
Portrait image of Home Run Baker. This collar style was one used by the A’s in 1913 and 1914 when Baker was with them.
This “Home Run” Baker pose was used for the Texas Tommy, Polo Grounds and M113 sets shown below. The extensive masking on this photo indicates it may well have been used to produce one of these cards.
Burke and Atwell photo of Baker in the pose that was used for the Sporting News M101-2 supplement. It is quite possible, based on the markings on this photo that appear in the supplement that this was the actual photo used to make the supplement.
“Home Run” Baker demonstrates his swing in a full follow through. Note the whiskey signage in the background and The Armory beyond the left field wall. This identifies the stadium as Hilltop Park in New York.
Famous Charles Conlon image of Baker that was used for the T227 baseball card set. The image was also used in newspaper ads for Coca-Cola as well.
This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Baker is seen here…
This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Baker is seen rounding…