1906-1910 Images – Page 4 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

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.

Charles “Boss” Schmidt, c. 1906

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This image of Charles “Boss” Schmidt was snapped by a photographer from The Detroit News circa 1906.

Billy Sullivan and Boss Schmidt at Bennett Park in Detroit c. 1910

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Billy Sullivan and Boss Schmidt, catchers for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers respectively, relax along the outfield wall at Benett Park in Detroit circa 1910. This image was captured by a photographer from The Detroit News. It perfectly captures the essence of the…

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…

1910 Joseph Pearce Philadelphia Athletics photos

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Noted Philadelphia photographer Joseph Pearce followed the A’s to camp in Atlanta for Spring Training in 1910. He produced a composite montage of his photos from the trip as shown below. The three photos below were some of the original images used to produce the…

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…

Willie Keeler, c. 1906 in Spring Training

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Circa 1906 photo of Willie Keeler in Spring Training by Spooner and Wells. Note Keeler’s truncated swing which allowed him to place the ball wherever he desired, “hit ’em where they ain’t:.