1900-1905 Images – Page 2 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

1900 snapshots of West Side Grounds in Chicago

1900-1905 Images, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

The West Side Grounds as seen in c. 1900 in two snapshots. It is the only images of the two clubhouses in centerfield. By 1901 the two clubhouses were covered over by an elevated railway that connected left field to right field for the fans.…

Christy Mathewson, 1905 Van Oeyen photo

1900-1905 Images, Christy Mathewson, Collections, Hall of Famers, Louis Van Oeyen, New York Giants, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

This 1905 image of Christy Mathewson was taken by Louis Van Oeyen. This print was used to produce the 1906 Lajoie Baseball Guide. You can still see the white back white residue in the lower right corner where the oval image shown below was pasted…

Nap Lajoie, 1905 image by Louis Van Oeyen

1900-1905 Images, Cleveland Naps, Collections, Hall of Famers, Louis Van Oeyen, Nap Lajoie, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

This image was taken by Louis Van Oeyen of Nap Lajoie. This is the actual print that was used to publish the 1906 Lajoie Baseball Guide which is shown below. The print has no border, the “white” around the image is part of the mount.…

Rube Waddell, 1905 photo by Louis Van Oeyen

1900-1905 Images, Collections, Hall of Famers, Louis Van Oeyen, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Rube Waddell, Teams

Superb large image of Rube Waddell taken by Louis Van Oeyen in Cleveland’s League Park in 1905. It was published in the 1906 Lajoie Guide and erroneously attributed to being in Boston, but this is clearly League Park. There is an early Van Oeyen stamp…

1904 St. Louis Browns, Spring Training in Corsicana, Texas at Oil City Park

1900-1905 Images, Bobby Wallace, Collections, Hall of Famers, Jesse Burkett, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, St. Louis Browns, Teams

Corsicana was the birthplace of the Texas oil industry, as oil was discovered there in the 1890s, well before the famous Spindletop in 1901 in Beaumont. Note the oil derricks in the background at left and at far right. The photo was published in the…

Art Nichols, c. 1902 Carl Horner cabinet photo

1900-1905 Images, Art Nichols, Carl J. Horner, Collections, Photographers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

Art Nichols c. 1902 cabinet photo by Carl Horner. Nichols was with St. Louis from 1901 to 1903 and the back of our photo has a 1902 date taken handwritten note. The Horner mount lists his 11 Winter St. address which he used in the…

Christy Mathewson c. 1902-1904, Paul Thompson photo

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

A massive close cropped image of an early career Christy Mathewson by the Paul Thompson agency. We know it is 1902-1904 based upon the uniform Matty is wearing. It is possibly 1902 based on the fact his teammate behind him is wearing a white cap…

1901 Bennett Park in Detroit, Opening Day

1900-1905 Images, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Detroit Tigers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Teams

Historically significant mounted photographs of Bennet Park in Detroit depicting Opening Day, April 25, 1901. This was the Detroit Tigers first game and was one of the first games in the inaugural year of the American League. Our full photo on its large mount is…

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…

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…