Collections – Page 9 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Chief Meyers, 1911, one of the last photos ever taken of the Polo Grounds before it burned

Brown Brothers, Chief Meyers, Collections, Photographs

1911 photo of Chief Meyers, with John McGraw standing at left, taken at the Polo Grounds in New York in April 1911 before it burned. Meyers is wearing the 1911 Giants home uniform and the player in the background is in the Philadelphia Phillies 1911…

Mike Sullivan, c. 1897 by James Burton

Collections, Photographs

Mike Sullivan image taken by James Burton at the Polo Grounds in New York. This image was used in a 1897 Colliers collage. The photo has been removed from the mount and has a fascinating photographer’s stamp on back. This mount is the one seen…

Dummy Taylor, Hemment photos c. 1903

Collections, Dummy Taylor, John C. Hemment, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Sequence series from innovative photographer, John C. Hemment who was the father of the “photo finish”. These were taken circa 1903 at the Polo Grounds.

Joe Harris, Boston Americans c. 1905 by Louis Van Oeyen

Louis Van Oeyen, Photographs

This image is of Joe Harris of the Boston Americans circa 1905. Harris had a lifetime record of 3-30, making his one of the worst won/loss percentages for a career in Major League history. The photo is by Louis Van Oeyen and likely bears his…

Gravvy Cravath, c. 1912 Cracker Jack image by Francis P. Burke

Francis P. Burke, Photos used for Cards

Gravvy Cravath as photographed by Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell at Chicago’s West Side Grounds circa 1912. This image was used for his Cracker Jack and M101-4 cards.

Tris Speaker colorized print, c. 1912

Collections, Photographs, Tris Speaker

Image of Tris Speaker at Fenway Park circa 1912. What is interesting about this image, and unusual for the period, is that portions of it have been hand colorized.

Tris Speaker and Boston’s Golden Outfield c. 1912

Collections, Duffy Lewis, Hall of Famers, Harry Hooper, Photographs, Tris Speaker

Snapshot from Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the early 1910s. Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper and Tris Speaker are show.

Red Ames c. 1904

Photographs

Mounted image of Red Ames circa 1904 and likely taken at Spring Training in Savannah, Georgia.

William Clarke, c. 1905

Photographs

Nice mounted image of William Clarke of the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Claude Elliott, 1904 by Charles Conlon

1904 Charles Conlon Photos, Charles M. Conlon, Collections, Photographs

A 1904 print of Claude Elliott by Charles Conlon. This was Conlon’s first year as a baseball photographer. The print is in standard size and format of most 1904 Conlon prints.

Rube Waddell at Rollins College, 1903 image by Walter R. Merryman

Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell was one of the most fascinating characters of the Deadball Era, or any era for that matter. In January 1903 during the offseason Waddell took a job as a player/coach for Rollins College in Ormond, Florida. He brought in fellow Philadelphia Athletics’ catcher…

1917 Harry Heilmann

Agencies, Felix Mendelsohn, Hall of Famers, Harry Heilmann, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

This print of Harry Heilmann was issued by Felix Mendelsohn. While not a photographer himself, Mendelsohn issued a set of cards, the M101-6 set, which this image was included within.