1906-1910 Images – Page 3 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Eddie Plank, c. 1908

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Eddie Plank seen circa 1908.

Bobby Wallace, c. 1910

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Bobby Wallace at Hilltop Park in New York circa 1910. Photo is by Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate.

Ty Cobb at the Hilltop, c. 1908

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This photo depicts what is believed to be Ty Cobb at the bat against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York in 1908.

Milo Netzel, 1909 by Francis Burke

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Metzel played in 10 games for the Cleveland Naps in 1909, his cup of coffee in the big leagues. He is seen here at Chicago’s South Side Park as captured by Francis P. Burke.

Willie Keeler, c. 1908 by Pictorial News Co.

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Willie Keeler at Spring Training in Atlanta, Georgia c. 1908. image by The Pictorial News Co.

Nap Lajoie, c. 1906 by Louis Van Oeyen

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Sepia toned image of Lajoie taken at League Park in Cleveland circa 1906 by Louis Van Oeyen.

Frank Chance c. 1906 photo

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Interesting large early photo of Frank Chance. The stamp on back means this image was once part of The Cleveland Leaders newspaper archive. Also note the bat is entirely a drawn in fiction, Chance was doing a mock swing, but was not actually holding a…

1909 World Series, Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Davy Jones, Signed Van Oeyen Photograph

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Ty Cobb (HOF), Sam Crawford (HOF) and Davy Jones at the 1909 World Series in Pittsburg’s new Forbes Field. Taken by noted Cleveland news photographer Louis Van Oeyen and twice signed by Van Oeyen himself for presentation to Ty Cobb. Oeyen sometimes signed photos to…

1909 Ty Cobb in his Chalmers on the NY-Atlanta Good Roads Tour

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In 1909 there was a New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour in which a Chalmers vehicle was driven the distance. One of the celebrity drivers was Ty Cobb himself, who was a Chalmers enthusiast. Here we see Cobb in the driver’s seat. The photo…

Harry Steinfeldt, c. 1908-1909 by Francis P. Burke, E-90-3 image

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Harry Steinfeldt circa 1908-1909 as shot by Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell. This image was taken in the West Side Grounds in Chicago, home of the Cubs. Burke is one of the most unappreciated great Deadball photographers. He was a master of capturing…

Tris Speaker 1909 photo at Hilltop Park

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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.…

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

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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…